snakebit
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snakebit (comparative more snakebit, superlative most snakebit)
- (informal) Bitten by a snake.
- (informal) Experiencing a period of bad luck; unlucky.
- Bob was feeling snakebit after losing four games.
- (informal) Jumpy, as if expecting to struck by sudden misfortune.
- 2011 March 25, Peggy Noonan, “The Speech Obama Hasn't Given”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
- This was followed by the BP oil spill, which made him look snakebit.
- (slang) Being drunk and high at the same time.