BUMMER

bummer

(noun) a bad reaction to a hallucinogenic drug

bummer

(noun) an experience that is irritating or frustrating or disappointing; “having to stand in line so long was a real bummer”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

bummer (plural bummers)

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

(US, slang, dated) An idle, worthless fellow, without any visible means of support; a dissipated sponger.

Synonym: Thesaurus:scrounger

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.

Etymology 2

Adjective

bummer

comparative form of bum

Etymology 3

Noun

bummer (plural bummers)

(colloquial) A disappointment, a pity, a shame.

Interjection

bummer

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

Etymology 4

Noun

bummer (plural bummers)

(British, slang, uncommon) homosexual male

Source: Wiktionary

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Bum"mer, n.

Definition: An idle, worthless fellow, who is without any visible means of support; a dissipated sponger. [Slang, U.S.]

BUM

Bum, n. Etym: [Contr. fr. bottom in this sense.]

Definition: The buttock. [Low] Shak.

Bum, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bummed (; p. pr. & vb.n. Bumming ( Etym: [See Boom, v. i., to roar.]

Definition: To make murmuring or humming sound. Jamieson.

Bum, n.

Definition: A humming noise. Halliwell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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