Bummer

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ÊŒmÉ™(r)

From German Bummler ("loafer"), from bummeln ("loaf").

Full definition of bummer

Noun

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

Derived terms

• bum noun

From bum + -er ("comparative forming").

Adjective

1. bummer

   (comparative of bum)

From bum + -er ("agency forming").

Noun

1. (chiefly slang) A disappointment, a pity, a shame.That's a total bummer.

Related terms

• bum out

Interjection

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

From bum ("buttocks") + -er ("agency forming").

Noun

1. (British, slang, uncommon) homosexual male