单词 | never-waser |
释义 | > as lemmasnever-waser never-waser n. (also never-wozzer) = never-was n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > [noun] > one who or that which is unsuccessful > one who is a failure > one who has never been successful never-waser1891 never-was1911 1891 Sportsman 1 Apr. 2/6 He is one of the ‘has beens’ or else one of the ‘never wasers’, as Dan Rice, the circus man, always called ambitious counterfeits. 1929 Psyche Apr. 27 The age when physicians are divided into Has~beens and Neverwozzers. 1990 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 17 Jan. 20/2 This effort was made..by an Italian director and a cast largely composed of has-beens, never-wasers and retirees. < as lemmas |
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