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sad sack
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.
sad sack
n. a sad person; a listless or depressed person. Tom always looks like such a sad sack.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Nuru | | - | Eastern African, Swahili |
| TeÓFilo | | te-O-fee-lo (Spanish) | Spanish, Portuguese |
| Greer | | GREER | Scottish, English (Rare) |
| Gerda (2) | | YER-dah (Swedish) | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish |
| Brunilda | | broo-NEEL-dah (Spanish) | Spanish, Italian, Portuguese |
| Laurence (1) | | LAWR-ənts | English |