bummer
1 of 2noun (1)
bum·mer ˈbə-mər 
: one that bums
bummer
2 of 2noun (2)
1
: an unpleasant experience (such as a bad reaction to a hallucinogenic drug)
2
: failure, flop
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- down
- downer
Noun (2)
- bindle stiff
- bum
- hobo
- sundowner [Australian]
- swaggie [chiefly Australian]
- swagman [chiefly Australian]
- tramp
- vagabond
- vagrant
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
probably modification of German Bummler loafer, from bummeln to dangle, loaf
Noun (2)
bum entry 2 + -er entry 2
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1855, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1966, in the meaning defined at sense 1
bummer 1 of 2
noun (1)
1
as in downer
something (as a situation or event) that is depressing boy, breaking your leg right before vacation is a bummer Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- downer
- accident
- tragedy
- bore
- misfortune
- catastrophe
- woe
- mishap
- calamity
- down
- fatality
- debacle
- drag
- débâcle
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- trip
- upper
- pick-me-up
2
as in disappointment
something that disappoints the cancellation of the holiday office party was a total bummer Synonyms & Similar Words
- disappointment
- letdown
- loser
- fiasco
- anticlimax
- bringdown
- failure
- fizzle
- lemon
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- success
- relief
- winner
3
as in disaster
something that has failed that new start-up company proved to be a real bummer Synonyms & Similar Words
- disaster
- disappointment
- failure
- miss
- catastrophe
- fiasco
- loser
- washout
- bust
- dud
- debacle
- mess
- bomb
- flop
- shipwreck
- clunker
- fizzle
- frost
- lemon
- turkey
- clinker
- débâcle
- near miss
- botch
- dog
- shambles
- nonevent
- has-been
- hash
- nonstarter
- muddle
- also-ran
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- success
- hit
- blockbuster
- winner
- phenomenon
- dandy
- smash
- crackerjack
- corker
- jim-dandy
- crackajack
bummer
2 of 2noun (2)
as in hobo
a homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living a lifelong bummer, he never knew the satisfaction of having to work for a living Synonyms & Similar Words
- hobo
- beggar
- swaggie
- bum
- transient
- swagman
- bindle stiff
- sundowner
- tramp
- vagabond
- dodger
- derelict
- roamer
- drifter
- vagrant
- slacker
- shirker
- stiff
- panhandler
- mendicant
- waif
- urchin
- ragamuffin
- malingerer
- gamine
