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bummed

  • past participle
    of bum.
    bum
    noun
    a person who avoids work and sponges on others; loafer; idler.
  • past tense form
    of bum.
    bum
    noun
    a person who avoids work and sponges on others; loafer; idler.

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“I’m both envious,” she said, “and a bit bummed out.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

“In the office, we actually get really bummed when we realize we’re having a conversation and we forgot to turn on Granola,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

And sure he’s bummed to be done, he told People, but he’s also happy his streak happened at all.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026

Bowen Yang is in a huge number of commercials these days, and every time I see him, I get a little more bummed out.

From Slate ● Feb. 8, 2026

It always bummed me out that she could hear the anger but not the beauty in it like I did.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez