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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 bummer
Noun (2)
a lifelong bummer, he never knew the satisfaction of having to work for a living
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Brett Owens, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
One of the biggest bummers about the modern Internet has been the decline of Google Search.
—Ars Technica, 31 Oct. 2024
The fact that so many of the weaknesses in 2024 are the same as the weaknesses were in 2022 and 2023 is a massive bummer.
—Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2024
The positive people even lived an average of 7 1/2 years longer than those who thought aging was a bummer.
—Ashley Milne-Tyte, NPR, 28 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The bummer for us dividend investors is that Intuitive doesn’t pay one.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
One of the biggest bummers about the modern Internet has been the decline of Google Search.
—Ars Technica, 31 Oct. 2024
The fact that so many of the weaknesses in 2024 are the same as the weaknesses were in 2022 and 2023 is a massive bummer.
—Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2024
The positive people even lived an average of 7 1/2 years longer than those who thought aging was a bummer.
—Ashley Milne-Tyte, NPR, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Bummer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bummer. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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