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bum·mer

(bŭm′ər)

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.

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)

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

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

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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Noun	1.	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"

bummer

noun

1. Slang. A great disappointment or regrettable fact:

crime, pity, shame.

Idiom: a crying shame.

2. Slang. One who begs habitually or for a living:

almsman, almswoman, beggar, cadger, mendicant.

Informal: panhandler.

Slang: moocher.

Translations

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emmerdement

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peccato

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bummer

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

bummer

[ˈbʌmə^r] 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 bummer → das kannst du vergessen; I had a bummer of a day → ich habe einen total beschissenen Tag gehabt (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

bummer

[ˈbʌməʳ] n (fam) → rottura

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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