bum out en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From bum (“unpleasant, depressing”).
Meanings
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(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.
2008 March 5, Rick Weegman, “Cloquet-Esko-Carlton: childhood dreams come true”, in Duluth News Tribune:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bums out | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| bummed out | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bummed out | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| bumming out | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |