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View synonyms for bum steer
bum steer
[ buhm steer ]
noun
, Slang
- a piece of erroneous or misleading information or advice:
He's been our broker for ten years, and far too honest and knowledgeable to give us a bum steer.
bum steer
noun
- slang.false or misleading information or advice
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bum steer1
First recorded in 1895–1900; bum 1( def ) (in the sense “of poor or unsatisfactory quality”) + steer 1( def ) (in the sense “a tip, hint on a course of action”
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Idioms and Phrases
False or misleading information; poor advice. For example, Gene felt his doctor had given him a bum steer, as he hadn't lost any weight on the diet . [ Slang ; c. 1920]Advertisement
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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