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Purple Capuchin Monkey ([personal profile] purplecapuchinmonkey) wrote2022-10-09 06:41 pm
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What's the etymology of bummed?
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[personal profile] cmcmck 2022-10-10 09:06 am (UTC)(link)

I suspect that the the word bummer originates from the German bummler, meaning “loafer,” as in a lazy person.

'Bummed out' = being lazy
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[personal profile] purplecapuchinmonkey 2022-10-10 03:27 pm (UTC)(link)
A! Ja, you're right!
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[personal profile] andrewducker 2022-10-11 09:41 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you - that hadn't occurred to me!

Interestingly, "Bum" meaning "bottom" dates back to the 1300s (spelt "Bom"), which actually predates using "Bottom" in that sense (1700s)!
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