Bump or bumps may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Bump (dance) The Bump is a form of popular dance introduced in the 1970s in the United States. Two partners, generally one male and one female, bump their hips against each other to the beat of the song. Sometimes the dance can be more suggestive, with the fem ...

, a dance from the 1970s disco era * ''BUMP'' (comics), 2007-08 limited edition comic book series

Fictional characters

* Bobby Bumps, titular character of a series of American silent animated short films produced (1915–1925) * Bump (''Transformers''), a fictional character in the ''Transformers'' universe * Mr. Bump, a ''Mr. Men'' character

Music

* "The Bump", a funky song by the Commodores from '' Machine Gun''(1974) * "The Bump", a 1974 hit single by the band

Kenny Kenny is a surname, a given name, and a diminutive of several different given names. In Ireland, the surname is an Anglicisation of the Irish ''Ó Cionnaith'', also spelt ''Ó Cionnaoith'' and ''Ó Cionaodha'', meaning "descendant of Cionnaith". ...

* ''Bump'' (album), a jazz album recorded by musician John Scofield in 2000 * "Bump", a song by Raven-Symoné from '' This Is My Time'' * "Bump", a song by Fun Lovin' Criminals from ''

Loco Loco or El Loco may refer to: Places United States * Loco, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Loco, Oklahoma, a village * Loco, Texas, an unincorporated community * Loco River, Puerto Rico Elsewhere * Loco, Switzerland, a village and for ...

'' * "Bump", a song by Spank Rock from ''

YoYoYoYoYo ''YoYoYoYoYo'' is the debut studio album by Spank Rock. It was released through Big Dada on April 18, 2006. It was nominated for the 2006 Shortlist Music Prize. Song "What It Look Like" was featured in the soundtrack for 2006 racing videogame Ne ...

'' * "Bump", a song by Rehab from '' Graffiti the World'' * "Bump", a song by

Baby Blue Baby blue, also known as light blue, is a tint of azure, which is one of the pastel colors. The first recorded use of ''baby blue'' as a color name in English was in 1892. Variations of baby blue Beau blue Beau blue is a light tone of ba ...

from ''No Smoke Without Fire'' * "Bump", a song by Brockhampton from ''

Saturation Saturation, saturated, unsaturation or unsaturated may refer to: Chemistry *Saturated and unsaturated compounds, a classification of compounds related to their ability to resist addition reactions ** Degree of unsaturation **Saturated fat or satu ...

'' * "Bump", a 2006 song by

Spank Rock Naeem Juwan Hanks, better known by his stage name Spank Rock, is an American rapper and songwriter from Baltimore. He rose to fame with his 2006 album '' YoYoYoYoYo'', which was produced by former group member Alex Epton ( XXXChange). A harbinge ...

Television

* '' Bump!'', a Canadian gay and lesbian travel and lifestyle television series * Bump, a pricing game on ''

The Price Is Right ''The Price Is Right'' is an American television game show where contestants compete by guessing the prices of merchandise to win cash and prizes. A 1972 revival by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman of their The Price Is Right (1956 American game ...

'' television game show * ''Bump'' (Australian TV series), a 2021 Australian streaming television drama series * ''Bump'' (British TV series), a 1990 British children's animated programme featuring an elephant

Culture

Elbow bump The elbow bump is an informal greeting where two people touch elbows. Interest in this greeting was renewed during the avian flu scare of 2006, the 2009 swine flu pandemic, the West African Ebola virus epidemic, Ebola outbreak of 2014, and the ...

, an informal greeting where two people touch or tap elbows *

Fist bump A fist bump, also known as a bro fist, power five, a spud, or also commonly known as a safe is a gesture similar in meaning to a handshake or high five. A fist bump can also be a symbol of giving respect or approval, as well as companionship ...

, an informal greeting * The bumps, a birthday tradition

Infrastructure and industry

* Bump, airline travel slang for the

involuntary denial of boarding A contract of carriage is a contract between a carrier of cargo or passengers and the consignor, consignee or passenger. Contracts of carriage define the rights, duties and liabilities of parties to the contract, addressing topics such as acts ...

to passengers on an overbooked flight *

Bump (union) A bump is a reassignment of jobs on the basis of seniority in unionised organisations in the private or public sector. For example, if a job becomes vacant, more than one person may be reassigned to different tasks or ranks on the basis of who ha ...

, in a unionised work environment, a reassignment of jobs on the basis of seniority *

Bumper music Bumper music, also known as a bump, is a radio broadcasting term for short clips of signature songs or theme music used to transition between different elements of a program. These clips typically last no longer than fifteen seconds. Bumper mus ...

or bump, in radio broadcasting a short clip of music used for transitions between program elements *

Coal mine bump A coal mine bump (a bump, a mine bump, a mountain bump, or a rock burst) is a seismic jolt occurring within an underground mine due to the explosive collapse of one or more support pillars. In room and pillar mining, tunnels are advanced in a re ...

, a seismic jolt occurring within a mine

People

Bump (nickname) Bump or Bumps is a nickname for: * Robert Blackwell (1918–1985), American bandleader, songwriter, arranger and record producer nicknamed "Bumps" * Bump Elliott Chalmers William "Bump" Elliott (January 30, 1925 – December 7, 2019) was an Amer ...

Bump (surname) Bump is the surname of: * Hulda Pierce Warren Bump and Mercy Lavinia Warren Bump, birth names of dwarf entertainers and sisters Minnie Warren (1849–1878) and Lavinia Warren (1841–1919) respectively, the latter the wife of "General Tom Thumb" ...

Sport

Bump (football) Shepherding is a tactic and skill in Australian rules football, a team sport. The term originates from the word shepherd, someone who influences the movement of sheep in a paddock. Using their body as an obstruction, Australian rules footballers ...

, a body contact alternative to a tackle and shepherding method in Australian rules football *

Bump (game) Variations of basketball are games or activities based on, or similar in origin to, the game of basketball, in which the player utilizes common basketball skills. Some are essentially identical to basketball, with only minor rules changes, while ...

, a basketball elimination game *

Bump (professional wrestling) Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of jargon throughout its existence. Much of it stems from the industry's origins in the days of carnivals and circuses. In the past, professional wrestlers used such terms in the presence of ...

, making actual contact with another individual, an object, or the ground * Bump, an alternative name for moguls in

mogul skiing Mogul skiing is a freestyle skiing, freestyle skiing competition consisting of one timed run of free skiing on a steep, heavily moguled course, stressing technical turns, aerial maneuvers and speed. Internationally, the sport is contested at the ...

Bumps race A bumps race is a form of rowing (sport), rowing race in which a number of boats chase each other in single file, each crew attempting to catch and 'bump' the boat in front without being caught by the boat behind. The form is mainly used in C ...

, a type of rowing competition

Other uses

* Bump (application), a popular app for the iPhone and Android smartphones which allowed users to easily share information * Bump (Internet), a term for moving a thread to the top of a forum * The Bump, a knoll on South Georgia Island; see

Fortuna Bay Fortuna Bay () is a bay long and wide. Its entrance is defined by Cape Best on the west and Robertson Point to the east, near Atherton Peak on the north coast of South Georgia. It was named after the ''Fortuna'', one of the ships of the Norwe ...

* Bumps River, in Centerville, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, U.S.