loss
<jargon>
Something (not a person) that loses; a situation in which something is losing. Emphatic forms include "moby loss", and "total loss", "complete loss". Common interjections are "What a loss!" and "What a moby loss!" Note that "moby loss" is OK even though **"moby loser" is not used; applied to an abstract noun, moby is simply a magnifier, whereas when applied to a person it implies substance and has positive connotations.
Compare lossage.Last updated: 1995-04-19
Nearby terms:
loser ♦ losing ♦ loss ♦ lossage ♦ lossless ♦ lossless audio compression
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