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bummer

bummer

3 8.2
A bad drug trip that makes you feel anxious or paranoid
  • noun
  • /ˈbʌmər/
  • NSFW
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  • Well, I was just on a bummer for about a year.

Examples

  • I never had a bummer on acid.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • And frankly, that feeling was a major psychological and physical bummer.

    Blog text (2)

  • Were they freaking out on some bummer trip?

    Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)

  • You can get some real bummers on chemicals, you know.

    Outrageous! (1977)

  • He had a serious bummer after taking that drug, as it made him feel paranoid and anxious.

  • The last time I used that hallucinogenic, it turned into a real bummer that ruined my night.

  • Experiencing a bummer like that can make you rethink using hallucinogens in the future.

Antonyms

euphoria
45 6.8

A very strong feeling of happiness and excitement

high
  • NSFW
5 7.9

A strong feeling of pleasure caused by drugs or alcohol

How Unpleasant

panic
394 2.7
bummer
  • NSFW
3 8.2

Surface Forms

bummer singular
bummers plural

Morphology

bummer = bum (opaque) = bum + er

This drug-related sense is a specialized slang extension of the general 'bad experience' meaning, so the link to the base verb is not readily predictable for most learners.

Etymology

The word bummer was also used for drug trips that go wrong because people used the same idea of a 'bad' event from the slang bum to describe an upsetting trip. So a bummer in this sense means a very unpleasant drug experience that leaves you anxious or sick.