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Synonyms & Antonyms of bummer
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
something (as a situation or event) that is depressing
- boy, breaking your leg right before vacation is a bummer
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3
something that has failed
- that new start-up company proved to be a real bummer
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- corker,
- crackerjack
- (also crackajack),
- dandy,
- jim-dandy,
- phenomenon
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- blockbuster,
- hit,
- smash,
- success,
- winner
bummer
noun (2)Synonyms of bummer (Entry 2 of 2)
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
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The first known use of bummer was in 1855
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