sad sack

sād sack

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sahd sak]
- /sɑd sæk/
- /sæd sæk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sahd sak]
- /sɑd sæk/

Definitions of sad sack words

noun sad sack a pathetically inept person, especially a soldier, who continually blunders in spite of good intentions. 1
noun sad sack an inept person who makes mistakes despite good intentions 0
noun sad sack a person who means well but is incompetent, etc. and consistently in trouble 0

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Parts of speech for Sad sack

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adjective

verb

adverb

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preposition

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determiner

exclamation

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sad sack popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for sad sack

adj sad sack

hapless — unlucky; luckless; unfortunate.
hexed — to bewitch; practice witchcraft on: He was accused of hexing his neighbors' cows because they suddenly stopped giving milk.
ill-starred — doomed to misfortune or disaster; ill-fated; unlucky: an ill-starred enterprise.

All 3 Synonyms of sad sack