Meaning of bum rap | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A false accusation, or an injustice, especially one that leads to imprisonment.
   slang
2. An undeservedly unfavorable portrayal or reputation.
   idiomatic

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Examples

“. . . going over the top of the wall of the Trenton prison, where I was sent on a bum rap.”

“Orthopedic surgeon Robert Marx, with New York's Hospital for Special Surgery, says that findings from the current study should not give arthroscopic knee surgery a bum rap.”

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