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bummer

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

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

bummer [ˈbʌmə]
n Slang
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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
Translations
bummer [ˈbʌməʳ] N (= nuisance) → latazo m; (= disaster) → desastre m
what a bummer!¡vaya desastre!
bummer [ˈbʌmər] n
what a bummer! → quelle poisse!
a bummer of a day → une journée pourrie
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)
bummer [ˈbʌməʳ] n (fam) → rottura
bummer [ˈbʌməʳ] n (fam) → rottura


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