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title: "bummed out · GenZ Decoded"
description: "bummed out: Sad, disappointed, or emotionally down. Example: \"I was bummed out when the trip got canceled.\" Meaning, Boomer usage, and related slang."
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# bummed out

Boomer[#emotions](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/emotion/)

**Meaning.** Sad, disappointed, or emotionally down.

See it in a sentence

I was bummed out when the trip got canceled.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [big sad](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/big-sad/),[emo](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/emo/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    [in my feels](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/in-my-feels/)

- Gen X

    [bummed](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bummed/)

- Boomer · this one

    bummed out

- Plain English

    sad, disappointed, or emotionally down

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- [How every generation says feeling sad](https://genzdecoded.com/how-to-say/feeling-sad/)

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## Related slang

- [buggin](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/buggin/): Overreacting, freaking out, or acting irrational.
- [bummed](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bummed/): Sad, disappointed, or emotionally down.
- [burned out](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/burned-out/): Exhausted or mentally worn down from stress or overwork.
- [can't even](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/can-t-even/): Expression of being so overwhelmed or amused that words fail; now reads dated.

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