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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 |
| Lucyna | | luw-TSI-nah | Polish |
| Maia (2) | | MAY-ə (English), MIE-ə (English) | Roman Mythology |
| Ed | | ED (English), ET (Dutch) | English, Dutch |
| Mcdowell | | [mək'dauəl] | |
| France | | - | French |
| Avraham | | ah-vrah-HAHM (Jewish) | Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew |