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as in accident
something (as a situation or event) that is depressing
boy, breaking your leg right before vacation is a bummer
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as in disaster
something that has failed
that new start-up company proved to be a real bummer
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as in hobo
a homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living
a lifelong bummer, he never knew the satisfaction of having to work for a living
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Recent Examples of bummer
NPR, 27 Nov. 2025
This is kind of a bummer since Thunderbolt 5 is three years old as a standard.
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
That must have been a real bummer since you guys had so much momentum.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
Lauren winning Head of Household made this big ol’ bummer of a week that much worse.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 11 Sep. 2025
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In more recent times, the way the day has become associated with too much - too much food, too much shopping, too many stores open too early - is also a bummer.
—NPR, 27 Nov. 2025
This is kind of a bummer since Thunderbolt 5 is three years old as a standard.
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
That must have been a real bummer since you guys had so much momentum.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
Lauren winning Head of Household made this big ol’ bummer of a week that much worse.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Bummer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bummer. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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