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sad sack
noun Slang.
a pathetically inept person, especially a soldier, who continually blunders in spite of good intentions.
Origin:
after the cartoon character created in 1942 by U.S. cartoonist George Baker (1915–75)
after the cartoon character created in 1942 by U.S. cartoonist George Baker (1915–75)
Related forms
sad-sack, adjective
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Sad sack
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World English Dictionary
| sad sack | |
| —n | |
| slang (US) an inept person who makes mistakes despite good intentions | |
| [C20: from a cartoon character created by G. Baker, US cartoonist] | |
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases
sad sack
A singularly inept person, as in Poor George is a hopeless sad sack. This term alludes to a cartoon character, Sad Sack, invented by George Baker in 1942 and representing a soldier in ill-fitting uniform who failed at whatever he tried to do. It was soon transferred to clumsily inept civilians.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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