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Meantolearn Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

I'm so bummed

What does it mean?

Does anyone know its origins?

Is it common?

Thanks,
  

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It's common and slang. I am so young that I can only trace it from my youth. e.

— Mister Micawber

  • It's common and slang.
  • I am so young that I can only trace it from my youth.
  • e.
  • suffer a bumming ( *** = disappointing ) experience .
  • , from bummer "loafer, idle person" (1855), possibly an extension of the British word for "backside" (similar development took place in Scotland, 1540), but more prob.
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It's common and slang. I am so young that I can only trace it from my youth. To be bummed = to be bummed out (i.e. suffer a bumming ( *** = disappointing ) experience. Here's the earlier etymology from Online:

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=***
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