bummer

English

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  Rhymes: -ʌmə(r)

Etymology 1

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

Noun

bummer (plural bummers)

1. (obsolete) A forager During the American Civil War, especially during Sherman's southern campaign, "bummer" would forage and incidentally to reconnoiter.

Derived terms

• bum (noun)

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

bummer

1. comparative form of bum: more bum

Etymology 3

From bum + -er (“agency forming”).

Noun

bummer (plural bummers)

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

   That's a total bummer.

Related terms

• bum out

Interjection

bummer

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

Translations

a disappointment, a pity, a shame

Finnish: pettymys (fi), harmi (fi), kurja juttu (fi)

Italian: peccato (it)

Etymology 4

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

Noun

bummer (plural bummers)

1. (UK, slang, rare) homosexual male

Translations

homosexual male

Hindi: गाँडू (hi) (gāṅḍū)

Urdu: گانڈو (ur) (gāṅḍū)