bum vs lame duck

bum

noun
  • A lazy, incompetent, or annoying person, usually a man. 

  • The anus. 

  • A drinking spree. 

  • The buttocks. 

  • A homeless person, usually a man. 

  • A player or racer who often performs poorly. 

verb
  • To ask someone to give one (something) for free; to beg for something. 

  • To wet the end of a marijuana cigarette (spliff). 

  • To sodomize; to engage in anal sex. 

  • To make a murmuring or humming sound. 

  • To stay idle and unproductive, like a hobo or vagabond. 

  • To depress; to make unhappy. 

intj
  • An expression of annoyance. 

adj
  • Of poor quality or highly undesirable. 

  • Unfair. 

  • Injured and without the possibility of full repair, defective. 

  • Unpleasant or unhappy. 

lame duck

noun
  • A person or thing that is helpless, inefficient, or disabled. 

  • An elected official who has lost the recent election or is not eligible for reelection and is marking time until leaving office. 

How often have the words bum and lame duck occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )