born loser
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person who is habitually unsuccessful or unlucky or who is prejudged to be a failure in life, especially one with a defeatist outlook.
Derogatory; Informal
Example Sentences
- "I will not marry a pessimist, a born loser, a fellow who has no fight in him."
- "A born loser and high school dropout from Lufkin, Texas, McClure had been rejected by the Army and Air Force."
- ""Brain-dead kids. Born losers. No-hopers the lot of 'em. I mean, as a taxpayer, what do they effin' teach 'em in school these days? I ask you!""