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forlorn hope noun Etymology: by folk etymology from Dutch verloren hoop, literally, lost band 1. a. : a body of men selected usually from volunteers to attempt a breach, scale a wall, or perform other perilous service especially in advance of the main force b. : a member of such a body 2. : a desperate or extremely difficult enterprise : an undertaking unlikely to be completed successfully or without great hazard 3. a. : a vain or faint hope b. : something unlikely to succeed |