Meaning

2 senses
  1. (UK, US, informal)Like a bum (homeless person or hobo)

  2. (slang)Lousy; depressed or disappointed.

Origin

From bum + -y. From bummer (“a disappointment, a pity, a shame”) or bummed out, + -y.

From bum + -y.

From bummer (“a disappointment, a pity, a shame”) or bummed out, + -y.

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Forms

bummier, bummiest
Comparativebummier Lesson
Superlativebummiest Lesson

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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