12
loser(noun, beat, failure, inferior, bomb)
10
failure(noun, person, inferior, bomb, disappointment)
7
dud(noun, person, beat, failure, inferior)
7
flop(noun, person, beat, failure, inferior)
7
underdog(noun, failure, inferior, unknown, doubtfulness)
5
lemon(noun, inferior, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe)
5
washout(noun, beat, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe)
3
dark horse(noun, expression, possibility, underdog, sleeper)
3
has-been(noun, person, beat, failure, inferior)
3
nonstarter(noun, inferior, challenger)
3
toolbox(noun, person, individual, loser, moron)
3
turkey(noun, beat, inferior, bomb, disappointment)
3
underachiever(noun, beat, inferior, bomb, disappointment)
2
bankrupt(noun, beat, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe)
2
fiasco(noun, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe, letdown)
2
fizzle
2
good loser
2
inferior(noun, inferior)
2
lead balloon(noun, expression, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe)
2
non-starter
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