also bumblebee, "large, hairy type of bee," 1520s, replacing Middle English humbul-be (altered by association with Middle English bombeln "to boom, buzz," late 14c.), probably originally echoic.
bulwark
bum
bumbailiff
bumble
Bumble
bumble-bee
bumbling
bumf
bummer
bump
bumper
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