The behavior, practice, or state of being a bum or vagrant; vagrant or idle living.
From 'bum' plus '-ery' suffix meaning a place, activity, or collection of such things. Created in 19th-century American English.
Words ending in '-ery' often suggest organized incompetence or characterized behavior—like 'tomfoolery' or 'buffoonery'—so 'bummery' isn't just laziness, it's a whole lifestyle of it.
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