DESERVES TO LOSE


Meaning of DESERVES TO LOSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ adj. ]

[common] Said of someone who willfully does the Wrong Thing ; humorously, if one uses a feature known to be marginal . What is meant is that one deserves the consequences of one's losing actions. "Boy, anyone who tries to use mess-dos deserves to lose !" ( ITS fans used to say the same thing of Unix ; many still do.) See also screw , chomp , bagbiter .

Jargon File English vocabulary.      Английский словарь жаргона.