Trumbower

Something or someone that looked good on paper but turned out to be a worthless disappointment.

I understand why they recruited that dude, but geez, he turned out to be a real trumbower.

Thanks for getting me into that Blackstone stock. What a fucking trumbower that turned out to be.

by Driftless May 15, 2023

trumbower

When playing the card game 500, the jack of the trump suit and the jack of the suit of the same color are the right bower and the left bower, the two best cards after the joker. The trumbowers are either jack of the opposite color. They're basically almost worthless.

I was excited when you dealt me the jack of hearts, but when our opponents bid 8 clubs, it was clear that it was just a trumbower.

by Driftless March 29, 2023