bum
bum · bummer · bummest
не працює, знижений, зламаний
снижающийся, лежащий
unten
Of poor quality or highly undesirableOf poor quality or highly undesirable.
Meaning
4 senses(colloquial, slang)Of poor quality or highly undesirable.
What kind of bum note was that??
The defensive line made a bum rush on the quarterback.
mies, schlecht, miserabel
of very poor quality; flimsy
(colloquial, slang)Unfair.
The union reps gave us a bum deal!
unsauber, unfair, unlauter
(colloquial, slang)Injured and without the possibility of full repair, defective.
I can’t play football anymore on account of my bum knee.
nachhaltig beschädigt
(colloquial, slang)Unpleasant or unhappy.
He had a bum trip on that mescaline.
Examples
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By meaning 3
of poor quality or highly undesirable:
unfair:
defective:
Origin
1864, back-formation from bummer, from German Bummler (“loafer”), from bummeln (“to loaf”)1864, back-formation from bummer, from German Bummler (“loafer”), from bummeln (“to loaf”).
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Forms
bummer, bummestSynonyms
134 synonymsWord family
22 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form