Definitions
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- noun Absence or lack of
luck ;lucklessness ;bad luck ;misfortune .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Putting this and that together, I think it highly probable that Sarsha was the young lady, and that the _latcho bar_, or diamond, which sparkled on her finger had been paid for with British gold, while the donor had gained the same "unluck" which befell one of his type in the Spanish gypsy song as given by George Borrow: --
The Gypsies Charles Godfrey Leland 1863
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It was a question of luck and unluck—and the tenderest, most unspeakable sorrow.
Three Stages of Amazement Carol Edgarian 2011
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And unluck some people here, I do believe Racism and Fear-Mongering is alive and well in BOTH PARTIES!
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It was a question of luck and unluck—and the tenderest, most unspeakable sorrow.
Three Stages of Amazement Carol Edgarian 2011
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Then say using zip code information somehow compensates for said luck/unluck.
Your Zip Code or Yourself, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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But hecklerspray has exclusive copyright on that now, so unluck-o.
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Just by luck of the draw or unluck of the draw, depending on which way you look at it.
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He took the ring, and said: Yea, it is best that I have it of thee, lest unluck come thereof.
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I recommend a really in-your-face approach to unluck today.
Archive 2006-10-08 2006
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I recommend a really in-your-face approach to unluck today.
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