Bummer definition
Getting stranded at the airport was a real bummer.
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
Origin of bummer
- From bum adj. Sense 3, probably from German Bummler loafer from bummeln to loaf
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From German Bummler (“loafer”), from bummeln (“loaf”).
From Wiktionary
- From bum (“buttocks”) + -er (“agency forming”).
From Wiktionary
- From bum + -er (“comparative forming”).
From Wiktionary
- From bum + -er (“agency forming”).
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