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bum out

Sl. to have a bad experience. (Originally referred to a bad experience with drugs.) Are you going to bum out again tonight? Man, is he bummed out!

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bum someone out

Sl. to disappoint someone. This menial job really bums me out. The bad movie bummed out the entire audience.

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bum out

1. Depress, sadden, dispirit, as in He's been really bummed out since his girlfriend moved to California. [Slang; late 1960s]

2. Annoy, irritate, vex, as in That haircut will really bum out his parents. [Slang; c. 1970]

3. Fail badly, as in I got through the midterm, but I bummed out totally on the final exam. This usage is student slang. [Late 1960s]

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bum out

1. in. to have a bad experience with drugs. (Drugs.) I bummed out on angel dust.

2. in. to have any bad experience. The test was horrible. I bummed out, for sure.

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