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Noun: bummer  bú-mu(r)
  1. An experience that is irritating, frustrating or disappointing
    "having to stand in line so long was a real bummer"
     
  2. A bad reaction to a hallucinogenic drug
    "The partygoer experienced a bummer after taking LSD"
Interjection: bummer  bú-mu(r)
Usage: informal
  1. Exclamation of annoyance
    "bummer ...They won't stop me from having what I want"";
    - blast, bother [Brit], botheration, curses, dang [N. Amer, informal], damn, damnation, dammit [informal], damn it [informal], darn [informal], dash [Brit, informal], deuce [informal], durn [US, dialect], drat [informal], hang [informal], sugar [informal], tarnation [N. Amer, informal], shoot [N. Amer, informal]

Derived forms: bummers

Type of: annoyance, botheration [informal], effect, irritation, vexation

Encyclopedia: Bummer, Aaron