Noun (1)
boy, breaking your leg right before vacation is a bummer
the cancellation of the holiday office party was a total bummer
that new start-up company proved to be a real bummerNoun (2)
a lifelong bummer, he never knew the satisfaction of having to work for a living
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His birth will be a total bummer and cause the apocalypse.—Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025 Similarly, in Lowertown, despite a bunch of restaurants that have closed, which is a bummer, there’s good occupancy in the apartments.—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 24 Feb. 2025 To the show’s credit, Rick isn’t a simple bummer or jackass.—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025 With James not playing, this will certainly be a bummer for a lot of people.—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bummer
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Etymology
Noun (1)
probably modification of German Bummler loafer, from bummeln to dangle, loaf
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