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sad sack definition

☆ sad sack

Slang a person who means well but is incompetent, ineffective, etc. and is consistently in trouble

Etymology: shortened < mil. slang “sad sack of shit”

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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