bum out

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bum out

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From bum (“unpleasant, depressing”).

verb bums out · bumming out · bummed out

slang, transitive To cause a person to be depressed or disappointed. “It bums me out that I can’t play, but I’m glad my brother has the opportunity,” Austin Baker said.

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@misc{bum_out_2026,
  title = {bum out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bum%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}