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The definition of a bummer is slang for something undesirable, unpleasant or annoying, or is slang for a bad reaction to a drug, or is a lazy person who hangs around all day without a job or purpose.

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Getting detention and having to stay after school is an example of a bummer.
When you take LSD and have a bad trip, experiencing unpleasant visions, this is an example of a bummer.
When you hang around all day, have no job and live in your parent's basement, this is an example of a time when you are a bummer.

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noun

Slang one who lives by bumming
Slang any unpleasant or unsatisfactory thing or experience: orig., an unpleasant drug experience

Origin: < bum + -er

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noun

Slang An adverse reaction to a hallucinogenic drug.
Slang One that depresses, frustrates, or disappoints: Getting stranded at the airport was a real bummer.
a. A loafer or idler.
b. A beggar.

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Origin: From bum¹, adj.

Origin: . Sense 3, probably from German Bummler, loafer

Origin: , from bummeln, to loaf

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