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bummer.

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

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbʌ.mɚ/

  1. A forager, especially in Sherman's March to the Sea of November to December 1864.

    historical · obsolete

  2. An idle, worthless fellow, without any visible means of support; a dissipated sponger.

    US · dated · slang

  3. 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.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German Bummler (“a drifter, a stroller, a rambler, a loiterer, a laggard”).

noun/ˈbʌ.mɚ/

  1. A disappointment, a pity, a shame.

    colloquial
    That's a total bummer.

  2. A psychedelic crisis; hallucinogenic drug use producing undesirable dysphoric psychological effects, most often fear, paranoia, and especially horrifying hallucinations; a bad trip.

    dated · slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English bum Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English bummer From bum (“make unhappy”) + -er (agent noun suffix), originally US drug slang.

intj/ˈbʌ.mɚ/

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

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English bum Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English bummer From bum (“make unhappy”) + -er (agent noun suffix), originally US drug slang.

noun/ˈbʌ.mɚ/

  1. A gay man.

    UK · derogatory · offensive · slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English bum Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English bummer From bum (“engage in anal sex”) + -er (agent noun suffix).

adj/ˈbʌ.mɚ/

  1. comparative form of bum: more bum

    comparative · form-of
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English bum Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -ere English -er English bummer From bum + -er (comparative suffix).

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