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dead loss noun- a person or thing that is utterly inefficient, or a complete failure, or an absolute waste of time or money UK, 1927
- [Geena] Davis’s husband is a boor, [Susan] Sarandon’s boyfriend a dead loss[.] — The Guardian, 11 July 1991
- a boss UK
Rhyming slang, adopting the non-rhyming sense: “a person that is utterly inefficient or an absolute waste of money”. - — Ray Puxley, Cockney Rabbit, 1992
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