bummer
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7.2
- noun
- /ˈbʌmər/
- Informal
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- So that was kind of a bummer, but I'm really glad I went.
- a real bummer
- kind of a bummer
- a big bummer
ah, this is just such a bummer for AMD.
- ah, this is just such a bummer for AMD.
- So it's a huge bummer that he's gone.
- It would be a real bummer if two people didn't answer.
- And it was a bummer because you couldn't earn money.
- So that was kind of a bummer, but I'm really glad I went.
- So a lot of that stuff was a big bummer growing up.
- So I was like, no, bummer, thanks for the honesty.
- She's she's doing well, all things considered, but it's just a bummer, you know?
- The the proprietary spools are kind of a bummer.
- And then I saw kind of him change and it was a bummer.
- So that was, that was not a surprise, I guess, though still a bummer.
- Both a specious premise and a huge bummer.
- Well, I think it's a little bit of a bummer, you know, because there's two, there's two camps.
- Those two don't always go together as we know, which is a a huge bummer.
Examples
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When the team lost in the finals, it felt like a major bummer for all the fans.
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So a lot of that stuff was a big bummer growing up.
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Serious school failure turns out to be a real bummer for girls, but not for boys.
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Yes, it's a bummer that he missed out on being paid for the value he provided.
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So it's a huge bummer that he's gone.
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Yeah, it's a bummer that this pattern didn't hold for the most recent election.
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It's a real bummer.
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Missing the concert because of traffic was a real bummer for her.
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It's such a bummer that we couldn't go on vacation this year.
Synonyms
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1.6
An event, action, or situation that makes someone feel let down
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3.4
A feeling of disappointment when something is not as good as you expected
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5.6
Something that makes you feel sad or disappointed
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9.9
A very bad or disappointing quality
Antonyms
How Disappointing
Surface Forms
Morphology
bummer = bum (semi-transparent) = bum + er
The noun is built from the slang verb 'bum' plus '-er', but the modern meaning 'a disappointment' is somewhat lexicalized and not fully predictable from the base alone.
Etymology
The word bummer comes from the slang bum, a word for someone down on their luck, and in the 1960s in America it began to mean a 'bad' or 'unlucky' thing. So a bummer today is an experience that causes disappointment or frustration.