(OED) says that bumf, also spelled bumph, is short for bum-fodder, and defines it as "toilet-paper; hence, paper (esp. with contemptuous implication), documents collectively.". From Wordnik.com. [Laudator Temporis Acti] Reference
'Well,' he said, 'is that bumph giving you ideas?'. From Wordnik.com. [A Mirror Cracked From Side To Side]
'The way the girls do, with all the bumph in front of them. From Wordnik.com. [between silk and cyanide]
How I do documentation: a column of bumph and a column of gold. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-04-01] Reference
Meanwhile, I'll go in there and try to get that bit of soiled bumph back. From Wordnik.com. [An Autobiography]
Feb. 9: … Running out of bumph toilet paper and there are no newspapers. From Wordnik.com. [Prisoner of War No. 52605] Reference
I let the sales reps know I am not looking at this bumph so they can keep that in mind. From Wordnik.com. [How Do You Keep Up? — Slaw] Reference
Open Objects: How I do documentation: a column of bumph and a column of gold skip to main | skip to sidebar. From Wordnik.com. [How I do documentation: a column of bumph and a column of gold] Reference
And if I ever want to write up the whole project, I've got a record of the whole process in the column of bumph. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-04-01] Reference
The citizens of most of the rest of the world never swallowed Washington's claptrap and bumph about Iraq -- the weapons, building democracy, etc. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - Diary: The same forces of corruption which destroyed USA can NOT be allowed to destroy Venezuela!] Reference
The A&W version that was available in pdf form at the WG1 website did NOT include verification r2 ststistics or the evasive bumph on r2 versus RE. From Wordnik.com. [IPCC 4AR and Ammann « Climate Audit] Reference
This first column is all the bumph described above - the stuff I'd need if I wanted to retrace my steps or remind myself why I ended up doing things a certain way. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-04-01] Reference
As a very part-time tutor for the Workers Educational Association WEA, I was forced to join an organisation that has nothing to offer me; I ignore the endless bumph that is sent. From Wordnik.com. [Education letters] Reference
LOL can tell you that the property registers 81 folders of bumph since 1990 with 18 of these involving the adaptations Mr Dale details submitted on 13 March and to be determined on 3 May. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-04-22] Reference
Thats great GURB, any bumph you can spare would be geat. From Wordnik.com. [Army Rumour Service] Reference
I was expecting some airy bumph here, but actually there's a lot of good ideas. From Wordnik.com. [How Now Brownpau] Reference
Sackhoff, according to the Sky1 press bumph, plays "brainy bombshell" Dana Walsh. From Wordnik.com. [Media news, UK and world media comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk] Reference
Music on the portal is hard to find, and buried under major label marketing bumph. From Wordnik.com. [The Register] Reference
One of the better pieces of bumph that gets distributed gratis over here, is a paper called the Asian Pacific Post. From Wordnik.com. [the UGLY Chinese Canadian] Reference
I'm sure the deniers will start howling about the science not being settled, conspiracies, and all the usual bumph, without noting that. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
To read the marketing bumph, you could be forgiven for expecting an incredibly small camera with DSLR-like quality, but this isn't the case. From Wordnik.com. [PC Authority] Reference
If this is marketing bumph, not backed up by a driving dynamic that is even close to the GTI's awesomeness, then the depth of my disappointment will be bottomless. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Alaska Airlines may get break from new fuel tax] Reference
But with four doors By Brian Harper, National PostNovember 27, 2009 4: 03 AM Normally inured to the flowery marketing bumph that comes with the presentation of any new vehicle, I was nonetheless. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Hot wheels: Porsche 911 Sport Classic] Reference
I think the rest of North By Brian Harper, National PostNovember 27, 2009 4: 03 AM Normally inured to the flowery marketing bumph that comes with the presentation of any new vehicle, I was nonetheless. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Nissan Qashqai] Reference
After a seven-year hiatus, the nameplate returns to By Brian Harper, National PostNovember 27, 2009 4: 03 AM Normally inured to the flowery marketing bumph that comes with the presentation of any new vehicle, I was nonetheless. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Nissan Qashqai] Reference
Sport Activity Vehicles -- please don't be calling them SUVs or By Brian Harper, National PostNovember 27, 2009 4: 03 AM Normally inured to the flowery marketing bumph that comes with the presentation of any new vehicle, I was nonetheless. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Hot wheels: Porsche 911 Sport Classic] Reference
You've found the perfect business opportunity, it has a great product and the payment system is the best you have yet seen, you go ahead and enrole, you receive all the usual bumph and suddenly you find that you can't seem to move with it. From Wordnik.com. Reference
By David Booth, National PostNovember 18, 2009 The S400 "mild" hybrid has a small By Brian Harper, National PostNovember 27, 2009 4: 03 AM Normally inured to the flowery marketing bumph that comes with the presentation of any new vehicle, I was nonetheless. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Test drive: Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon easy to love] Reference
So, have OK gotten a hold of a legitimate piece of news here, a little tidbit from inside Efron’s circle, and then padded it with made up bumph?. From Wordnik.com. [UK Tabloid Rumor: Zac Efron Is Spider-Man? Is Brian Michael Bendis The Missing Link That Makes This Possible? | /Film] Reference
That sort of bumph. '. From Wordnik.com. [between silk and cyanide]
All the rest of your pontificating is bumph. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Here's the press release bumph. From Wordnik.com. [HEXUS.gaming : News] Reference
But does anyone read the bumph anyway?. From Wordnik.com. [Politics.ie - 3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,27,28,29,30,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,41,42,48,49,50,52] Reference
And all associated bumph. From Wordnik.com. [Vista Denied, No Regrets] Reference
–bumph, bumph, bumph–. From Wordnik.com. [Ai ‘spoze ur wundrin why - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?] Reference
A) just ignore their bumph. From Wordnik.com. [Guy Fawkes' blog] Reference
Or did I miss it amidst all that PR bumph? ". From Wordnik.com. [YourSite.com] Reference
'And "message begins" and "message ends" and "sorry about my indecipherable", and that sort of bumph.'. From Wordnik.com. [between silk and cyanide]
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