dead loss

noun

: something that turns out completely bad
The evening wasn't all I had hoped for, but is wasn't a dead loss.

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“Dead loss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dead%20loss. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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