nearly man

noun

Definitions

  1. A man who fails to achieve the success or status that he might potentially have had.

    • Snuggle's is housed in what was once a mid-sixties estate pub, the perfect place to wind down a life as a nearly man. Suburban mediocrity writ large.

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for nearly man. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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