no-hopern.

Brit.

/nəʊˈhəʊpə/, U.S.

/noʊˈhoʊpər/, Australian English

/noʊˈhoʊpə/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: no adj., hope n.¹, -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < no adj. + hope n.¹ + -er suffix¹.

Originally Australian.

1. slang. A racehorse with no prospect of winning; a rank outsider.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > [noun] > horse by performance

lightweight1773

sticker1779

maiden1807

favourite1813

mile-horse1829

outsider1836

heavyweight1857

stayer1862

stoner1862

rank outsider1869

pick1872

pot1874

timer1881

resurrectionist1883

short head1883

pea1888

cert1889

stiffa1890

wrong 'un1889

on the mark1890

place horse1890

top-weight1892

miler1894

also-ran1895

selection1901

loser1902

hotpot1904

roughie1908

co-favourite1922

readier1922

springer1922

fav1935

scratch1938

no-hoper1943

shoo-in1950

scorer1974

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by purpose used for > [noun] > racehorse > outsider

outsider1836

caravanner1838

rank outsider1869

stiff one1871

stiffa1890

roughie1908

no-hoper1943

1943 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang (ed. 3) 54 No-hoper, an outsider. (Racing slang.)

1945 T. Ronan Strangers on Ophir (1966) 79 There were actually eight runners in it: the three favourites, three no-hopers hardly up to hack-race standard, [etc.].

1987 Country Living Nov. 36/1 I was asked to ride no-hopers.

2002 Racing Post (Nexis) 5 Feb. 10 Any hopes that the Agfa Hurdle would shed some light on the Smurfit Champion Hurdle were dispelled when the no-hoper Fifth Generation..was allowed to dictate a steady pace.

2. colloquial. A useless or incompetent person; a person or thing doomed to failure.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > worthlessness > worthless person > [noun]

ribalda1250

brethelingc1275

filec1300

waynouna1350

waster1352

lorel1362

losel1362

land-leaper1377

javelc1400

leftc1400

lorerc1400

shackerellc1420

brethel1440

never-thrift1440

ne'er-thrifta1450

never-thrivinga1450

nebulona1475

breelc1485

naughty pack?1534

brathel1542

unsel155.

pelf1551

wandrel?1567

land-loper1570

scald1575

baggage1594

arrant1605

good-for-nothing1611

hilding1611

vauneant1621

idle-pack1624

thimble-maker1654

never-do-well1664

ne'er-be-good1675

shack1682

vagabond1686

shag-bag1699

houndsfoot1710

blackguard1732

ne'er-do-well1737

trumpery1738

rap1742

good-for-naught1773

rip1781

mauvais sujet1793

scamp1808

waffie1808

loose fish1809

ne'er-do-good1814

hard bargain1818

vaurien1829

sculpin1834

shicer1846

wastrel1847

scallywag1848

shack-bag1855

beat1865

rodney1877

git1939

no-hoper1944

piss artist1962

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > [noun] > of small significance

dud1721

lightweight1831

tit1881

mess1891

schmuck1892

schmendrick1897

Little Willie1901

schlepper1901

wally1922

klutz1925

twerp1925

twit1934

jerk1935

schmo1937

shmegegge1937

schlep1939

sad sack1943

no-hoper1944

Joe Schmo1947

jerko1949

nerk1955

prat1955

schmucko1959

Herbert1960

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > [noun] > worthlessness > good-for-nothing person

brethelingc1275

filec1300

dogc1330

ribald1340

waynouna1350

waster1352

lorel1362

losel1362

land-leaper1377

triflera1382

brothelc1390

javelc1400

leftc1400

lorerc1400

shackerellc1420

brethel1440

never-thrift1440

vagrant1444

ne'er-thrifta1450

never-thrivinga1450

nebulona1475

breelc1485

naughty pack?1534

brathel1542

carrion1547

slim1548

unsel155.

pelf1551

shifterc1562

rag1566

wandrel?1567

land-loper1570

nothing-worth1580

baggage1594

roly-poly1602

bash-rag1603

arrant1605

ragabash?1609

flabergullion1611

hilding1611

hard bargain1612

slubberdegullion1612

vauneant1621

knick-knacker1622

idle-pack1624

slabberdegullion1653

thimble-maker1654

whiffler1659

never-do-well1664

good-for-nought1671

ne'er-be-good1675

shack1682

vagabond1686

shabaroon1699

shag-bag1699

houndsfoot1710

ne'er-do-well1737

trumpery1738

rap1742

hallion1789

scamp1808

waffie1808

ne'er-do-good1814

vaurien1829

sculpin1834

shicer1846

good-for-nothing1847

wastrel1847

scallywag1848

shack-bag1855

beat1865

toe-rag1875

rodney1877

toe-ragger1896

low-lifer1902

punk1904

lowlife1909

ringtail1916

git1939

no-hoper1944

schlub1950

piss artist1962

dead leg1964

1944 Atebrin Advocate (Mag. 2/4 Austral. Armoured Regiment) 9 Dec. 1 Probably the greatest little bunch of No-hopers.

1959 Times Lit. Suppl. 25 Dec. 753/2 Shanty towns where the ‘no-hopers’ drink their big cheques away.

1992 Time Out 22 Apr. 67/1 The innocent country boy has come a long way from his parents' alimentation in the rural south-west, with high hopes of making it in the big city. No-hoper status seems likely from his first steps outside the Gare de Lyon.

2011 J. Cartwright Other People's Money (2012) xvi. 157 It's the no-hopers with low horizons who find it convenient to hate London.

3. More generally: something which is unlikely to be successful or to bring success.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > [noun] > something unlikely to succeed

lost cause1865

starter1946

no-hoper1976

1976 Star (Sheffield) 30 Nov. 2/6 Regarding ITV's new no-hoper Yanks Go Home, I found myself wishing the audience would go home.

1988 Match Fishing June 34/1 It's very difficult to muster enthusiasm when you know that, barring a miracle, the peg you have drawn is a no-hoper.

1996 Frank 11 Sept. 18/1 A provincial attorney spokesthingy said earlier this month that the motion was a no-hoper.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	no-hoper
释义	no-hopern. Brit. /nəʊˈhəʊpə/, U.S. /noʊˈhoʊpər/, Australian English /noʊˈhoʊpə/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: no adj., hope n.¹, -er suffix¹. Etymology: < no adj. + hope n.¹ + -er suffix¹. Originally Australian. 1. slang. A racehorse with no prospect of winning; a rank outsider. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > [noun] > horse by performance lightweight1773 sticker1779 maiden1807 favourite1813 mile-horse1829 outsider1836 heavyweight1857 stayer1862 stoner1862 rank outsider1869 pick1872 pot1874 timer1881 resurrectionist1883 short head1883 pea1888 cert1889 stiffa1890 wrong 'un1889 on the mark1890 place horse1890 top-weight1892 miler1894 also-ran1895 selection1901 loser1902 hotpot1904 roughie1908 co-favourite1922 readier1922 springer1922 fav1935 scratch1938 no-hoper1943 shoo-in1950 scorer1974 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by purpose used for > [noun] > racehorse > outsider outsider1836 caravanner1838 rank outsider1869 stiff one1871 stiffa1890 roughie1908 no-hoper1943 1943 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang (ed. 3) 54 No-hoper, an outsider. (Racing slang.) 1945 T. Ronan Strangers on Ophir (1966) 79 There were actually eight runners in it: the three favourites, three no-hopers hardly up to hack-race standard, [etc.]. 1987 Country Living Nov. 36/1 I was asked to ride no-hopers. 2002 Racing Post (Nexis) 5 Feb. 10 Any hopes that the Agfa Hurdle would shed some light on the Smurfit Champion Hurdle were dispelled when the no-hoper Fifth Generation..was allowed to dictate a steady pace. 2. colloquial. A useless or incompetent person; a person or thing doomed to failure. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > worthlessness > worthless person > [noun] ribalda1250 brethelingc1275 filec1300 waynouna1350 waster1352 lorel1362 losel1362 land-leaper1377 javelc1400 leftc1400 lorerc1400 shackerellc1420 brethel1440 never-thrift1440 ne'er-thrifta1450 never-thrivinga1450 nebulona1475 breelc1485 naughty pack?1534 brathel1542 unsel155. pelf1551 wandrel?1567 land-loper1570 scald1575 baggage1594 arrant1605 good-for-nothing1611 hilding1611 vauneant1621 idle-pack1624 thimble-maker1654 never-do-well1664 ne'er-be-good1675 shack1682 vagabond1686 shag-bag1699 houndsfoot1710 blackguard1732 ne'er-do-well1737 trumpery1738 rap1742 good-for-naught1773 rip1781 mauvais sujet1793 scamp1808 waffie1808 loose fish1809 ne'er-do-good1814 hard bargain1818 vaurien1829 sculpin1834 shicer1846 wastrel1847 scallywag1848 shack-bag1855 beat1865 rodney1877 git1939 no-hoper1944 piss artist1962 the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > [noun] > of small significance dud1721 lightweight1831 tit1881 mess1891 schmuck1892 schmendrick1897 Little Willie1901 schlepper1901 wally1922 klutz1925 twerp1925 twit1934 jerk1935 schmo1937 shmegegge1937 schlep1939 sad sack1943 no-hoper1944 Joe Schmo1947 jerko1949 nerk1955 prat1955 schmucko1959 Herbert1960 society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > [noun] > worthlessness > good-for-nothing person brethelingc1275 filec1300 dogc1330 ribald1340 waynouna1350 waster1352 lorel1362 losel1362 land-leaper1377 triflera1382 brothelc1390 javelc1400 leftc1400 lorerc1400 shackerellc1420 brethel1440 never-thrift1440 vagrant1444 ne'er-thrifta1450 never-thrivinga1450 nebulona1475 breelc1485 naughty pack?1534 brathel1542 carrion1547 slim1548 unsel155. pelf1551 shifterc1562 rag1566 wandrel?1567 land-loper1570 nothing-worth1580 baggage1594 roly-poly1602 bash-rag1603 arrant1605 ragabash?1609 flabergullion1611 hilding1611 hard bargain1612 slubberdegullion1612 vauneant1621 knick-knacker1622 idle-pack1624 slabberdegullion1653 thimble-maker1654 whiffler1659 never-do-well1664 good-for-nought1671 ne'er-be-good1675 shack1682 vagabond1686 shabaroon1699 shag-bag1699 houndsfoot1710 ne'er-do-well1737 trumpery1738 rap1742 hallion1789 scamp1808 waffie1808 ne'er-do-good1814 vaurien1829 sculpin1834 shicer1846 good-for-nothing1847 wastrel1847 scallywag1848 shack-bag1855 beat1865 toe-rag1875 rodney1877 toe-ragger1896 low-lifer1902 punk1904 lowlife1909 ringtail1916 git1939 no-hoper1944 schlub1950 piss artist1962 dead leg1964 1944 Atebrin Advocate (Mag. 2/4 Austral. Armoured Regiment) 9 Dec. 1 Probably the greatest little bunch of No-hopers. 1959 Times Lit. Suppl. 25 Dec. 753/2 Shanty towns where the ‘no-hopers’ drink their big cheques away. 1992 Time Out 22 Apr. 67/1 The innocent country boy has come a long way from his parents' alimentation in the rural south-west, with high hopes of making it in the big city. No-hoper status seems likely from his first steps outside the Gare de Lyon. 2011 J. Cartwright Other People's Money (2012) xvi. 157 It's the no-hopers with low horizons who find it convenient to hate London. 3. More generally: something which is unlikely to be successful or to bring success. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > [noun] > something unlikely to succeed lost cause1865 starter1946 no-hoper1976 1976 Star (Sheffield) 30 Nov. 2/6 Regarding ITV's new no-hoper Yanks Go Home, I found myself wishing the audience would go home. 1988 Match Fishing June 34/1 It's very difficult to muster enthusiasm when you know that, barring a miracle, the peg you have drawn is a no-hoper. 1996 Frank 11 Sept. 18/1 A provincial attorney spokesthingy said earlier this month that the motion was a no-hoper. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1943
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