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candidate
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castaway(noun, beat, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe)
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castrato
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catchpenny(adjective, mean, bad, poor, base)
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cheap
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cheesy(adjective, mean, bad, poor, base)
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cipher
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clunker
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cock-up
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common(adjective, mean, bad, poor, base)
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commonplace(adjective, mean, bad, poor, base)
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crappy(adjective, mean, bad, poor, base)
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cruddy(adjective, mean, bad, poor, base)
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damaged(cheap, worthless, deficient, incomplete, inexact)
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dark horse
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dead duck
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deadbeat(noun, person, beat, failure, bomb)
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deck
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defaulter(noun, beat, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe)
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defeated candidate
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