Too much paperwork.
Bumf
Example Sentences
"That's a proper Bumf, that is."
"I've never seen such a Bumf in all my life."
Etymology & History
British paperwork, documents. British bureaucracy slang from 'bum fodder' (toilet paper). Office bumf British. Working-class British contempt for forms. Reflects British toilet paper paperwork metaphor.
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Region
General British
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Era
Modern
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Language
Mild
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Formality
Slang
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