bummer

/ˈbʌ.mə(ɹ)/

noun

  1. 1

    A forager, especially in Sherman's March to the Sea of November to December 1864.

  2. 2

    An idle, worthless fellow, without any visible means of support; a dissipated sponger.

  3. 3

    A lamb (typically the smallest of a multiple birth) which has been abandoned by its mother or orphaned, and as a consequence is raised in part or in whole by humans.

adjective

  1. 1

    Of poor quality or highly undesirable.

    “bum note”
  2. 2

    Unfair.

    “bum deal”
  3. 3

    Injured and without the possibility of full repair, defective.

    “I can't play football anymore on account of my bum knee.”
  4. 4

    Unpleasant or unhappy.

    “He had a bum trip on that mescaline.”

Synonyms

noun

  1. 1

    A disappointment, a pity, a shame.

    “That's a total bummer.”

interjection

  1. 1

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

noun

  1. 1

    Homosexual male

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