2014-04-26 14:52:28 +00:00
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loss
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2014-04-26 15:54:15 +00:00
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n. Something (not a person) that loses; a situation in which something is
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losing. Emphatic forms include moby loss , and total loss , complete loss.
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Common interjections are What a loss! and What a moby loss! Note that moby
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loss is OK even though ** moby loser is not used; applied to an abstract
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noun, moby is simply a magnifier, whereas when applied to a person it
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implies substance and has positive connotations. Compare lossage.
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