losing streak

English

Noun

losing streak (plural losing streaks)

An uninterrupted sequence of losses.
(slang) menstruation
- 1965, The Rolling Stones (music), “(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction”:
  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

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