Bummer Definition

bŭmər
noun
One who lives by bumming.
Webster's New World
An adverse reaction to a hallucinogenic drug.
American Heritage
Any unpleasant or unsatisfactory thing or experience.
Webster's New World
A loafer or idler.
American Heritage
A beggar.
American Heritage
adjective

Comparative form of bum: more bum.

Wiktionary
interjection

Exclamation of annoyance or frustration at a bummer (disappointment).

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Bummer

Noun

Singular:
bummer
Plural:
bummers

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”).

    From Wiktionary

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