Meanings
bummy1
comparative bummier · superlative bummiest
- UKUSinformalLike a bum (homeless person or hobo)
The fact is, they are not nearly as bummy as a lot of the characters we have back home.
2005, Boye Lafayette De Mente, Romantic Hawaii: Sun, Sand, Surf and Sex, page 461 more example
An unsuccessful dude would dress all bummy and stuff. A successful person would dress like perfect; they'd not dress bummy at all...
2010, David J. Harding, Living the Drama, page 57
plural bummies
- childishslangbottom; buttocks
"...Do you mean to tell me they have every man strip and bend over to show his bummy?" "Actually, Malcolm, they do. Physicals, very complete physicals I should add, are required."
2001, Lawrence A. Wenzel, The Sandcastle at High Tide, page 1741 more example
“Feel me up and rub your pussy against mine, that'll make the pain in my bummy go away, it will,” she told me. I felt sorry for her. And I guess that's why I let her show me how girls made out without boys.
2009, Arlene Gorey, My Spanking Diary
bummy2
comparative bummier · superlative bummiest
- slangLousy; depressed or disappointed.
(see title)
1999 December 20, john lowe, “i feel bummy”, in alt.fan.hello-kitty (Usenet)2 more examples
(see title)
2000 December 10, Megan, “Bum bummy bummers!”, in uk.people.support.depression (Usenet)Mike is bummy that Ian's news is so Grummy. I say heck with it all and I'm getty Rummy.
2009 February 14, msmomo2u, “ott; A New Word is Born”, in alt.support.stop-smoking (Usenet)
Origin
bummy · adjective
From bummer (“a disappointment, a pity, a shame”) or bummed out, + -y.
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bummy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bummy
“bummy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bummy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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