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bummer

[buhm-er] / ˈbʌm ər /


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Pondering the potential heat death of humanity is a bummer of a way to start the week, I know.

From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026

Alas, “Out of the Further” merely serves up exploding televisions and cut-rate smoke machines, making this seemingly menacing purgatory feel more like a bummer way station.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

She detects a generalized funk poisoning our existence and asks, not unreasonably, “What is with this bummer veil cast over everything fun or exciting?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

But that isn’t to suggest that the record is a bummer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

He hadn’t gotten the information he needed, which was a real bummer.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray




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