sad sack

n. Informal

An extremely inept or clumsy person.

[After a cartoon character created in 1942 by George Baker (1915-1975).]

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sad sack

slang US an inept person who makes mistakes despite good intentions

[C20: from a cartoon character created by G. Baker, US cartoonist]

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sad′ sack`

a pathetically inept person.

[after the cartoon character created in 1942 by U.S. cartoonist George Baker (1915–75)]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

sad sack - someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence

blunderer, botcher, bumbler, bungler, fuckup, fumbler, stumbler, butcher

incompetent, incompetent person - someone who is not competent to take effective action

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