BUMMAGE

1. used to denote general sorrow, despair, or disappointment. Also bummer. ("This place doesn't take credit cards? Oh, bummage.") Submitted by John Smith, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 6-21-1997. n 1. a cigarette (or multiple cigarettes) obtained from another person for free. For the root bum. ("I got bummage from Doug twice today.") Submitted by John Hannan, Potsdam, NY, USA, 23-10-1997.