DOWN-AND-OUT
ADJECTIVES
1832 ► SCABBERT down-and-out, destitute → Sc.
20C.. ► ON ONE’S ASS down-and-out, depressed; broken → US sl.
NOUNS, PERSON
1863 ► DEADBEAT a down-and-out, an impoverished person; a person down on their luck; a jobless and homeless person → sl., orig. US
L19.. ► DEAD-BROKER a down-and-out, an impoverished person → Aust. sl.
1960 ► DEADLEG a down-and-out, a failure → sl.
1975 ► HAMBURGER a down-and-out, a bum or tramp → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
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