What does bummer mean slang?
What does bummer mean slang?
unpleasant or annoying If you say that something is a bummer, you mean that it is unpleasant or annoying. [informal]
Is Bummer a bad word?
Bummer, meaning depressing, is not even remotely a swear word in American English. It's not even impolite, probably because we don't use "bum" to mean rear end. (We use butt or ass -- the first is impolite but more or less acceptable, and the second is much cruder.)
Why do we say bummer?
“Bummer”, as aplies to a person, means a loafer or a slow mover. It has probably come from the German slang bummler meaning a "loafer,", derived from the verb “bummeln” meaning "to go slowly or waste time." The earliest uses are seen in the German immigrant dialect in the USA.
What is real bummer?
a situation or event that is unpleasant or disappointing: Waiting all day at the airport is a real bummer.
Can a person be a bummer?
(slang, former) One who lives by bumming. The definition of a bummer is slang for something undesirable, unpleasant or annoying, or is slang for a bad reaction to a drug, or is a lazy person who hangs around all day without a job or purpose. Getting detention and having to stay after school is an example of a bummer.
When did people start saying bummer?
You can say, "It was such a bummer when we missed the train," or respond to bad news by saying, "Bummer!" The current meaning is from 1960s slang, but in the 1880s a bummer was a "loafer" or "idle person," probably from the German slang word bummler, "loafer."
How do you use the word bummer?
a bad reaction to a hallucinogenic drug.
- I had a bummer of a day.
- It's a real bummer that she can't come.
- Now, the bad news: the book is a bummer.
- It was a real bummer being ill on holiday.
- That would be a bummer, dude.
- This whole business is a bummer.
- Michael: That sounds like a real bummer.
What is another word for bummer?
What is another word for bummer?
| failure | flop |
|---|---|
| debacle | fiasco |
| disaster | catastrophe |
| washout | dud |
| lemon | bust |
How do you use a bummer?
a bad reaction to a hallucinogenic drug.
- I had a bummer of a day.
- It's a real bummer that she can't come.
- Now, the bad news: the book is a bummer.
- It was a real bummer being ill on holiday.
- That would be a bummer, dude.
- This whole business is a bummer.
- Michael: That sounds like a real bummer.
What's the opposite of a bummer?
Opposite of an experience that causes sadness, disappointment or annoyance. upper. miracle. wonder. blessing.
