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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The bummer here, of course, is the injury to the Lions' star edge rusher, Aidan Hutchinson.—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024 This is a real bummer for Schmitt’s BFF, Helm, who cries even as Schmitt promises to FaceTime during their favorite trash-TV shows.—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024 This new Mini is basically a rip-and-replace internal upgrade of the last model, which is a bit of a bummer.—David Pierce, The Verge, 22 Oct. 2024 Seeing one fail, and a new IP at that, is a bummer.—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024 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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