bummer
noun/ˈbʌmə(r)/
/ˈbʌmər/
a bummer
[singular] (informal)- a disappointing or unpleasant situation
- It's a real bummer that she can't come.
Word Originmid 19th cent.: perhaps from German Bummler, from bummeln ‘stroll, loaf about’.Want to learn more?
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