What a bummer!
It's a shame!
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Sadly, U.S. and Ajax Netherlands footballer John O'Brien was unable to appear in what would have been a very special night for him, due to a slight thigh injury picked up in training on Friday. "WHAT A BUMMER," the American said, after confirming on Wednesday that he would not play in the match.
(ajax-usa.com)
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WHAT A BUMMER to wait in line for thirty minutes, and then just as you get to the front, they close the desk.
(ajax-usa.com)
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WHAT A BUMMER to wait in line for thirty minutes, and then just as you get to the front, they close the desk.
Did you
know?
what a bummer!
slang phrase
Something that is very annoying or inconvenient.
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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WORD ORIGIN
Bummer first surfaced during the 1960s as a way to describe a bad drug experience, especially when using hallucinogens like LSD. Over time it has to come to mean any type of bad experience.
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SYNONYMS
bad news, bad break, what luck, tough luck, tough break, what a drag
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IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
“My assistant is leaving for another job. What a bummer!”
slang phrase
Something that is very annoying or inconvenient.
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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WORD ORIGIN
Bummer first surfaced during the 1960s as a way to describe a bad drug experience, especially when using hallucinogens like LSD. Over time it has to come to mean any type of bad experience.
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SYNONYMS
bad news, bad break, what luck, tough luck, tough break, what a drag
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IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
“My assistant is leaving for another job. What a bummer!”
