bummer

bummer
Noun. 1. A bad time, a bad experience, a disappointment. Orig. U.S.
2. A homosexual male. Derog.

English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.

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  • bummer — [[t]bʌ̱mə(r)[/t]] bummers N COUNT: usu sing If you say that something is a bummer, you mean that it is unpleasant or annoying. [INFORMAL] I had a bummer of a day... What a bummer! …   English dictionary

  • bummer — 1. noun a) A disappointment, a pity, a shame. Thats a total bummer. b) homosexual male See Also: bum out 2 …   Wiktionary

  • bummer — bum|mer [ˈbʌmə US ər] n [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: BUM1] a bummer informal a situation that is disappointing or annoying ▪ It was a real bummer being ill on holiday …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • bummer — /ˈbʌmə / (say bumuh) Colloquial –noun 1. something which causes disappointment: losing my wallet was a real bummer. –interjection 2. (an exclamation of sympathy at another s misfortune): you lost your wallet? Bummer! {bum2 (def. 5) + m + er1} …  

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