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noun
Someone or something that is deemed irredeemable, hopeless and beyond help; a doomed person or thing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, Singapore, idiomatic
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Synonyms: lost cause
Antonyms: none provided
History
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