Meaning & use
bummer
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A disappointing or unpleasant situation.
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It's such a bummer that the concert got canceled.
Missing the flight by five minutes was a real bummer.
A note on using this word
A casual, informal word common in spoken English, also used on its own as an exclamation of sympathy, as in replying 'Bummer.' to bad news; not appropriate for formal writing.
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