"he's a real loser"
Posted by joel on September 23, 2002
The term "loser" for someone
who is getting nowhere in life seems natural enough now, but it was probably a
novelty at some point -- a new version of the term "ne'er-do-well" or something.
Does anyone know about how far back the use of a phrase like "he's a real loser"
goes?
joel
|