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jmdict 1498010 Active (id: 2068012)
負け犬 [spec2,news2,nf46]
【 まけいぬ [spec2,news2,nf46] 】
1. [n]
▶ loser
▶ failure
▶ underdog
▶ unsuccessful person
▶ non-achiever
▶ [lit] loser dog
2. [n] [sl,derog]
▶ unmarried and childless older woman
Cross references:
  ⇔ see: 2106010 お一人様【おひとりさま】 2. unmarried and childless older woman



History:
7. A 2020-05-08 04:38:14  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
Daijr, GG5, 中辞典, etc.
  Comments: 
Seems to work.
6. A* 2020-05-08 02:51:26 
  Refs: 
weblio (j-e)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-
xpm-2005-11-14-0511140147-story.html
"loser dog" is the most literal 
translation and used here and there. 
"losing dog" could work as well.
  Diff: 
@@ -18,2 +18,6 @@
-<gloss>dejected loser</gloss>
-<gloss g_type="lit">dog that has lost a fight</gloss>
+<gloss>loser</gloss>
+<gloss>failure</gloss>
+<gloss>underdog</gloss>
+<gloss>unsuccessful person</gloss>
+<gloss>non-achiever</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="lit">loser dog</gloss>
5. A 2020-05-08 01:29:16  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
Correct. Aligning.
  Diff: 
@@ -26 +26 @@
-<gloss>unmarried woman (with no children) over the age of 30</gloss>
+<gloss>unmarried and childless older woman</gloss>
4. A* 2020-05-08 00:10:56 
  Comments: 
not lit
  Diff: 
@@ -19 +19 @@
-<gloss g_type="lit">dog that has lost a fight (with its tail between its legs)</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="lit">dog that has lost a fight</gloss>
3. A 2020-05-07 00:41:02  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
http://zokugo-dict.com/31ma/makeinu.htm
負け犬とは、30代以上、未婚、子なしの女性のこと。
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