"pity guest" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-pity guest.ogg [Australia] Forms: pity guests [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pity guest (plural pity guests)
  1. (informal) A person who is invited to a party or other function not because their presence is desired but because inviting them seems necessary. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-pity_guest-en-noun-V1S-8ZdA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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