losing streak

English

Pronunciation

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Noun

losing streak (plural losing streaks)

1. An uninterrupted sequence of losses.
2. (slang) Menstruation
   • 1965, Jagger–Richards (lyrics and music), “(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction”, performed by The Rolling Stones:

     When I'm ridin' round the world / And I'm doin' this and I'm signin' that / And I'm tryin' to make some girl, who tells me / Baby, better come back, maybe next week / 'Cause you see I'm on a losing streak

Translations

sequence of losses

• Finnish: tappioputki (fi)
• German: Pechsträhne (de) f
• Spanish: mala racha f

slang: menstruation

• Finnish: menkat (fi)

See also

• winning streak

Further reading

• Jonathon Green (2024) “on a streak”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang