take the L en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From take + the + L, in various senses (L as loss or L as elevated).
Meanings
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(slang) To take the loss: to lose a game or competition and to accept that fact; to make a mistake or to otherwise be beset with unfortunate circumstances and recognize the outcome.
Chase [Stokes], Rudy [Pankow], and JD [Jonathan Daviss], we know the Pogues have taken a lot of L’s up to this point. What advice would you give to your characters heading into season 4?
2024 August 1, Kat Moon, “We Took the Guys of ‘Outer Banks’ to Therapy”, in Cosmopolitan:Dom (David Jonsson): Please tell me you dumped his arse right there and then. […] Yas (Vivian Oparah): Nope. I took a big L and got this prick some fucking hummus.
2023, Nathan Bryon, Tom Melia, directed by Raine Allen-Miller, Rye Lane:
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, L.
We took the L (elevated train) to get downtown last night.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| taken the L | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| take Ls | alternative | lexicographic | |
| take the l | alternative | lexicographic | |
| takes the L | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| take an l | alternative | lexicographic | |
| take L's | alternative | lexicographic | |
| take an L | alternative | lexicographic | |
| took the L | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| taking the L | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Relateds
come to terms with · take the point
Translations (3)
pt fazer o L (verb) · es resignarse a la pérdida (aceptar) (verb) · es (tener que) aceptar el cate/fracaso (verb)