sadster en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From sad + -ster.
Meanings
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(UK, slang) A socially inadequate or undesirable person; a saddo or loser.
You see, when it comes to buying a car, people who'd haggle with the milkman turn into sadsters with 'empty my wallet' writ large on their foreheads.
1995, Autocar, volume 202, page 48:I'm not a friendless sadster, just looking for some good company & see what gives from there!
1999, nice bloke, “Decent, witty, sober, passionate man available”, in uk.local.essex (Usenet):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sadsters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |