Bummer vs Hummer - What's the difference?
bummer | hummer |
(obsolete) A forager especially in Sherman's March to the Sea of November to December 1864.
(US, slang, dated) An idle, worthless fellow, without any visible means of support; a dissipated sponger.
A lamb (typically the smallest of a multiple birth) which has been abandoned by its mother or orphaned, and as a consequence is raised in part or in whole by humans.
(bum)
Exclamation of annoyance or frustration at a bummer (disappointment).
One who hums.
(informal) A humvee.
(informal) A type of vehicle resembling a jeep but bulkier.
(informal) A hummingbird.
(informal) A humdinger.
(baseball) A fastball.
(slang) Fellatio in which the person performing the act vibrates their mouth by humming.
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As nouns the difference between bummer and hummer
is that bummer is (obsolete) a forager especially in sherman's march to the sea of november to december 1864 or bummer can be a disappointment, a pity, a shame or bummer can be (british|slang|uncommon) homosexual male while hummer is a brand of sport utility vehicles sold by general motors, and by extension, any large similar vehicle.As an adjective bummer
is (bum).As an interjection bummer
is exclamation of annoyance or frustration at a bummer (disappointment).As a proper noun hummer is
of german origin.bummer
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* (noun)Etymology 2
From bum + .Adjective
(head)Etymology 3
From bum + .Interjection
(en interjection)Etymology 4
From .hummer
English
Noun
(en noun)- The newlyweds took a hummer limo back to their casino resort.