losing streak
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losing streak (plural losing streaks)
- An uninterrupted sequence of losses.
- (slang) Menstruation
- 1965, Jagger–Richards (lyrics and music), “(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction”, performed by The Rolling Stones:
- When I'm ridin' round the world / And I'm doin' this and I'm signin' that / And I'm tryin' to make some girl, who tells me / Baby, better come back, maybe next week / 'Cause you see I'm on a losing streak
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sequence of losses
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Further reading edit
- Jonathon Green (2024) “on a streak”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang