HAS-BEEN
NOUNS, PERSON
1702 ► HAS-BEEN one that has been but is no longer; a person whose best days are over; a person who was one famous, important, or successful, and is no longer; an aging entertainer or athlete who is no longer in the public’s favour; an out-of-date person
1737 ► HAVE-BEEN a person whose best days are over; a has-been
1882 ► BACK NUMBER an irrelevant person, a has-been; a person or thing that is behind the times, out-of-date, or useless → colloq.
1975 ► BEEN a has-been → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
2004 ► YESTERDAY’S NEWS a person who is no longer of interest (Bk.)
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