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bum·mer

 (bŭm′ər)
n.
1. Slang One that depresses, frustrates, or disappoints: Getting stranded at the airport was a real bummer.
2. Slang An adverse reaction to a hallucinogenic drug.
3.
a. A loafer or idler.
b. A beggar.

[From bum, adj.. Sense 3, probably from German Bummler, loafer, from bummeln, to loaf.]
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bummer

(ˈbʌmə)
n
1. an unpleasant or disappointing experience
2. chiefly US a vagrant or idler
3. an adverse reaction to a drug, characterized by panic or fear
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bum•mer1

(ˈbʌm ər)

n. Slang.
a person who bums.
[1850–55, Amer.]

bum•mer2

(ˈbʌm ər)

n. Slang.
1. the unpleasant aftermath of taking narcotic drugs, esp. frightening hallucinations.
2. any unpleasant or disappointing experience.
[1965–70; appar. bum1 (adj.) + -er1]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.bummer - an experience that is irritating or frustrating or disappointing; "having to stand in line so long was a real bummer"
annoyance, botheration, irritation, vexation - the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
2.bummer - a bad reaction to a hallucinogenic drug
effect - a symptom caused by an illness or a drug; "the effects of sleep loss"; "the effect of the anesthetic"
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bummer

noun
1. Slang. A great disappointment or regrettable fact:
Idiom: a crying shame.
2. Slang. One who begs habitually or for a living:
Informal: panhandler.
Slang: moocher.
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bummer

[ˈbʌməʳ] N (= nuisance) → latazo m; (= disaster) → desastre m
what a bummer!¡vaya desastre!
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bummer

[ˈbʌmər] n
what a bummer! → quelle poisse!
a bummer of a day → une journée pourrie
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bummer

n (inf: = person) → Niete f; what a bummer (= nuisance etc)so ’ne Scheiße (inf); this one’s a real bummerdas kannst du vergessen; I had a bummer of a dayich habe einen total beschissenen Tag gehabt (inf)
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bummer

[ˈbʌməʳ] n (fam) → rottura
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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I could swear they was beats and bummers, that's all, though that's worth something.
A chap looking uncommonly like a bummer. I saw them walk away together from the quay."
Bummers. There's no ingredients or nutritional info.
I'm not going to lie and say that this project is anything but a collection of sentimental bummers accented by Matthew Houck's worn and cracked voice, but there is totally a time for that kind of thing, and that time is any month that is not June, July or August.
This is subtitled "The Second Bumming," and with good reason: this issue is full of solid bummers, man, from the opening photo of a disgustingly fat lady puking to the tore up butt shots on the last page.