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runner-up
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runner up
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running mate
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second(noun, inferior)
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subordinate(noun, inferior)
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underling(noun, inferior)
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unsuccessful person(noun, challenger)
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aspirant
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baby kisser
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beat(noun, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe, incompetent)
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booby
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born loser(noun, expression, beat, bomb, disappointment)
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bum(noun, beat, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe)
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bummer
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candidate
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castaway(noun, beat, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe)
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clinker
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damp squib
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deadbeat(noun, person, beat, failure, bomb)
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defaulter(noun, beat, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe)
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