LOSER
NOUNS, PERSON
1540 ► TINER a loser → Sc. obs.
1546 ► LEESER a loser → obs.
1896 ► ALSO-RAN a loser in a race, contest, election, or competition of any kind; anyone not performing very well → Amer. colloq.
..20C ► FETUS a real loser → teen & high school sl.
1904 ► SUFFERER a loser → sl. (Bk.)
1919 ► DEAD PIGEON a person who is destined to lose → US sl.
1968 ► DWEEB a contemptible person; a loser; a nerd → US sl.
1970 ► ZOT a loser → Vietnam war usage
1972 ► MISSED AMERICA a female loser → homosexual sl. (Bk.)
1980 ► WALKING DICK WITH EYES an insignificant male; a loser → US students’ sl.
1984 ► BIG L a person who is a failure; a loser → US students’ sl.
1989 ► WICKED LOSER a failure; a loser in a temporary way, esp. a person who could have avoided being a failure → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1995 ► WIPE-OUT a loser; someone who is likely to wipe out → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
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