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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That must have been a real bummer since you guys had so much momentum.—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025 A lot of treasure hunts in the past, the treasure was never found, and that’s always kind of a bummer.—Shane Connuck
october 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025 At a moment of Hollywood contraction, when there are already too few exciting comedies on the TV calendar, there’s a real sadness in putting a giant bummer asterisk next to one of the few good ones.—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025 Lauren winning Head of Household made this big ol’ bummer of a week that much worse.—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 11 Sep. 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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