bummer
The origin and history of bummer.
Etymology
Borrowed from German Bummler ("a drifter or loiterer"); the modern "disappointment" sense developed later in casual American English.
The origin and history of bummer.
Borrowed from German Bummler ("a drifter or loiterer"); the modern "disappointment" sense developed later in casual American English.
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