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Losers On the Loose

Though I’ve innumerable pet peeves when it comes to the unwitting (and half-witted) abuse of the English language, in 2011 “looser” was king (and the literate were losers). loser [pronounced "LOOzer"] noun: one who has failed; someone known for consistently bad performance. Slang: a misfit, especially one who has never been successful at a task, [...]