Definitions for bummer

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bummer bum·mer

Spelling: [buhm-er]

IPA: /ˈbʌm ər/

Bummer is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 58 anagrams from letters in bummer (bemmru).

Definitions for bummer

noun

1. a person who bums off others.
2. the unpleasant aftermath of taking narcotic drugs, especially frightening hallucinations or unpleasant physical sensations.
3. any unpleasant or disappointing experience:
4. a person who avoids work and sponges on others; loafer; idler.
5. a tramp, hobo, or derelict.
6. Informal. an enthusiast of a specific sport or recreational activity, especially one who gives it priority over work, family life, etc.:
7. Informal. an incompetent person.
8. a drunken orgy; debauch.

interjection

1. (used to express disappointment, frustration, or the like):

verb (used with object)

1. Informal. to borrow without expectation of returning; get for nothing; cadge:
2. Slang. to ruin or spoil:

verb (used without object)

1. to sponge on others for a living; lead an idle or dissolute life.
2. to live as a hobo.

adjective

1. of poor, wretched, or miserable quality; worthless.
2. disappointing; unpleasant.
3. erroneous or ill-advised; misleading:
4. lame:

Verb phrases

1. bum around, Informal. to travel, wander, or spend one's time aimlessly:

Idioms

1. bum (someone) out, Slang. to disappoint, upset, or annoy:
2. on the bum, Informal. living or traveling as or in a manner suggesting that of a hobo or tramp. in a state of disrepair or disorder:

Origin of bummer

1850-55, Americanism; probably German Bummler, derivative with -er -er¹ of bummeln ‘to take a stroll, dawdle, loiter’ (expressive v. of uncertain origin)

Examples for bummer

bummer, literally one who sits or idles about; a loafer; one who sponges upon his acquaintances.

One hates to refuse food to any human being who claims to have need of it, and the bummer knows this.

bummer, man: after seven “joint-years,” the airflow increase goes into reverse.

That locality was then a mere receptacle for trash, and the bummer was at home there.