Named for the hero of Spider-Man; refers to the kind of fortune where small victories are overshadowed by crushing demoralizing setbacks. This trait may be heriditary in Spider-Man's case, as his parents were successful CIA agents but died in an plane crash.
"My aunt is in a coma, I'm a fugitive from the law, and I can't help but feel something bad is about to happen to my marriage...damn this Parker Luck!"
by onimaruxlr November 5, 2007