"two-time loser" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: two-time losers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} two-time loser (plural two-time losers)
  1. (slang, derogatory) A person who has been sentenced to prison for a second time, especially for a major crime. Tags: derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-two-time_loser-en-noun--sqq1g~- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6
  2. (slang, derogatory, figurative) A person who has failed at the same endeavor for a second time. Tags: derogatory, figuratively, slang
    Sense id: en-two-time_loser-en-noun-Y~2thl-H

Inflected forms

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