be an apology for

To be a poor example of a certain thing. That skinny kid is an apology for a linebacker. I gave you a low grade because the drivel you submitted was an apology for a real paper!

be an apology for something

(humorous)

to be a very bad example of something That old thing is an apology for a car.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Rosa (2)	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian
Cecil	['sesl]
Nereida	nay-RAY-dhah	Spanish
Antonette	an-tə-NET	English
Andrea (2)	AN-dree-ə (English), an-DRAY-ə (English), ahn-DRE-ah (German)	English, German, Spanish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Dutch, Cr
Torquil	-	Scottish