103 entries under noun topic. ×

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