Etymology

From bum +‎ freezerCategory:English compound terms#BUMFREEZER.

Pronunciation

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Noun

bumfreezer (plural bumfreezers)Category:English lemmas#BUMFREEZERCategory:English nouns#BUMFREEZERCategory:English countable nouns#BUMFREEZERCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#BUMFREEZERCategory:Pages with entries#BUMFREEZERCategory:Pages with 1 entry#BUMFREEZER

1. (slangCategory:English slang#BUMFREEZER) An Eton jacket or other similar short jacket.
   • 1965, Peter Black, The Poms in the Sun:

     Seated at table, eating delicious food brought by European migrant waiters in red bumfreezers, I felt that we were all making a very game pretence of reconstructing Europe.

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   • 2012, Anne de Courcy, Snowdon: The Biography:

     Smaller boys wore short Eton jackets, known as bumfreezers

     Category:English terms with quotations#BUMFREEZER