bummer
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the unpleasant aftermath of taking narcotic drugs, especially frightening hallucinations or unpleasant physical sensations.
any unpleasant or disappointing experience: That concert was a real bummer.
(used to express disappointment, frustration, or the like): Looks like we're having a test tomorrow—bummer!
Origin of bummer
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How to use bummer in a sentence
“It’s a bummer because I’m missing out on Rihanna’s makeup that she sells exclusively to Sephora, but I refuse.”
Yet if a band on a board is a bummer, a Tide on offense is a thriller, more than capable of rocketing 79 yards in seven plays with a first possession, 97 yards in five watery plays with a second and 84 yards in six plays with a third.
Alabama advances to the national title game with an artful offensive performance | Chuck Culpepper, Des Bieler | January 2, 2021 | Washington PostRey Mashayekhi, reporterSure, not being able to safely go to the gym is a bummer, but group yoga—particularly the hot, indoor kind—has been for some of us an even more profound loss.
The sudden stoppage of hardware sales was a real bummer for anyone who was already invested in the system and maybe wanted to monitor one more door or window in the future, or someone who was worried about a sensor breaking.
Google says it’s “committed” to Nest Secure but won’t ship any new features | Ron Amadeo | October 29, 2020 | Ars TechnicaKeeping things like phones and iPads charged when camping is a hassle—and can be a bummer to police.
bummer, man: after seven “joint-years,” the airflow increase goes into reverse.
Is Pot Good for Lungs? New Marijuana Study Adds to Health-Effects Debate | Anneli Rufus | January 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe genuine bummer is more of a beggar than a thief, though he will steal if he has an opportunity.
Lights and Shadows of New York Life | James D. McCabeOne hates to refuse food to any human being who claims to have need of it, and the bummer knows this.
Lights and Shadows of New York Life | James D. McCabeHer stock joke of self-pity was the fact that she had married a Sherman bummer who had helped to burn her native city.
The Fall of a Nation | Thomas DixonFrom the two words we get the full meaning of the term bummer.
The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.bummer, literally one who sits or idles about; a loafer; one who sponges upon his acquaintances.
The Slang Dictionary | John Camden Hotten
British Dictionary definitions for bummer
/ (ˈbʌmə) /
an unpleasant or disappointing experience
mainly US a vagrant or idler
an adverse reaction to a drug, characterized by panic or fear
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