bummer

bummer Definition

☆ bum·mer (bum′ər)

noun

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

Etymology: < bum + -er

bummer Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

real: The real bummer is most of us won't see the slopes again for another year.
total: It is a total bummer to say the least.
serious: And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a serious bummer.
big: It went to a tie-break which I lost, big bummer, 5-7.

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