worse luck

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worse luck

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  1. UK, dated Expressing commiseration for misfortune. “I wasn't never 'prenticed to no trade, no more'n what you'll be.” “Worse luck,” said Dickie. “But I started learning a lot of things—games mostly, in the dream, I did—and I started making a boat—a galleon they called it. […]

    Similar: too bad, what a pity, bad luck, cuhdear, hard lines, hard luck, pity, shame, tough luck, what a shame, worse luck

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@misc{worse_luck_2026,
  title = {worse luck},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/worse%20luck},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}