bummer

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Derived terms 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Adjective 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Noun 1.4.1.1 Related terms 1.4.2 Interjection 1.4.2.1 Translations 1.5 Etymology 4 1.5.1 Noun 1.5.1.1 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -ʌmə(r)

[edit] Etymology 1

From German Bummler (“‘loafer’”), from bummeln (“‘loaf’”).

[edit] Noun

bummer (plural bummers)

1. (obsolete) An idler
2. (obsolete) A forager During the American Civil War, especially during Sherman's southern campaign, "bummers" would leave the ranks sometimes for a week or more to forage and incidentally to reconnoiter. See THE STORY OF THE GREAT MARCH, by George Ward Nichols.

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• bum (noun)

[edit] Etymology 2

From bum + -er (“‘comparative forming’”).

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bummer

1. Comparative form of bum: more bum.

[edit] Etymology 3

From bum + -er (“‘agency forming’”).

[edit] Noun

bummer (plural bummers)

1. (chiefly slang) A disappointment, a pity, a shame.

   That's a total bummer.

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• bum out

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bummer

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

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[edit] Etymology 4

From bum (“‘buttocks’”) + -er (“‘agency forming’”).

[edit] Noun

bummer (plural bummers)

1. (British, slang, uncommon) homosexual male

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