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sad sack
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Princeton's WordNet
bungler, blunderer, fumbler, bumbler, stumbler, sad sack, botcher, butcher, fuckupnoun
someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
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sad sacknoun
An incompetent or inept person.
sad sacknoun
A perennial victim of misfortune.
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Sad Sack
Sad Sack is an American comic strip and comic book character created by Sgt. George Baker during World War II. Set in the United States Army, Sad Sack depicted an otherwise unnamed, lowly private experiencing some of the absurdities and humiliations of military life. The title was a euphemistic shortening of the military slang "sad sack of shit", common during World War II. The phrase has come to mean "an inept person" or "inept soldier".
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sad sack
A sad sack is a term generally used to describe a person who is habitually unfortunate, clumsy or unsuccessful, often seen as melancholic, gloomy or easily disheartened. It's usually used humorously or affectionately rather than critically. The term originally comes from a comic strip character named Sad Sack.
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Sad Sack
The Sad Sack is an American fictional comic strip and comic book character created by Sgt. George Baker during World War II. Set in the United States Army, Sad Sack depicted an otherwise unnamed, lowly private experiencing some of the absurdities and humiliations of military life. The title was a euphemistic shortening of the military slang "sad sack of shit", common during WWII. The phrase has come to mean "an inept person" or "inept soldier".
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sad sack in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sad sack in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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