Public Enemy

bumrush

transitive verb

Published on April 4, 2020, 5:07 a.m.

to set upon violently;

to storm

Collocates yo³, crew², game², ride², spot², bitch, bitch, block, bougie, bust, chill, cipher, dome, feel, hoe, I'mma, jacker, joint, kilo, MC, on point, puff, punk, rap, rapper, rhyme, roll up, rope, stack, straight up, thug, thug, touch, weed

Domains Violence

Etymology from the mid-1980s

Synonyms knock out of the box, light up, mash out, roll on, run a train

Related concepts gang, it's on, mob

1987-02-10 Public Enemy "Yo! Bum Rush The Show" [Yo! Bum Rush The Show]
Yo! Bum rush the show
1987-12-08 Kool Moe Dee "Wild Wild West" [How Ya Like Me Now]
Break out, before you get bumrushed
1988-10-21 Kid 'n Play "Last Night" [2 Hype]
A troop bum-rushed a guy for his rope

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Ice-T

bumrush

noun

Published on April 4, 2020, 5:07 a.m.

a sudden onslaught

Collocates bitch², -iggity², touch², B, bust, clique, hard, hoe, mad, pop, posse, represent, roll with, step to, thick, yo

Domains Violence

Synonyms hoo-ride, mash out

Related concepts knuckle check

1987-11-04 Ice-T "Our Most Requested Record [Long Version]" feat. DJ Evil E The Great [Rhyme Pays]
Run a bum rush on you, you know
1988-08-08 N.W.A. "Quiet On The Set" [Straight Outta Compton]
Waitin for a bumrush, gettin to the good part
1988-08-08 N.W.A. "Gangsta Gangsta" [Straight Outta Compton]
A bum rush, but we call it rat pack

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Run-D.M.C.

bumrush

intransitive verb

Published on April 4, 2020, 5:07 a.m.

to go on the attack

Collocates beat, bug, club, cold, crab, heat, one deep, pack, what's crackin'

Domains Violence

Synonyms ride, throw down

1988-10-16 Run-D.M.C. "Tougher Than Leather" [Tougher Than Leather]
Bumrush and crush, leave 'em in the dust
1990-03-19 Salt-n-Pepa "Expression" [Blacks' Magic]
At my door they're bum-rushin'
1990-06-07 Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth "Keep It Flowing" feat. A.G. [Funky Technician]
Thought you could bumrush, but you had to retreat, though

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