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win-lose bargaining

The result of a possible win-win scenario in which the clear beneficiary of the win-win scenario fails to keep their end of the bargain, resulting later into a win-lose scenario.

Commonly found with people who fail to transition a informal verbal agreement to a formal written agreement, backstabbers, double-cross someone, or dealing with someone with a "do nothin', get everythin'" mentality.
1.) When Paul failed to wash the dishes all week after his father let him go to a party the previous week, his father realized that he was a victim of win-lose bargaining.

2.) Mike had been involved with some win-lose bargaining when he and Ken agreed to split the bill only for Ken to leave without notice, leaving Mike to pay for the large meal.

3.) When someone agrees to give another head after they themselves have been given head, but then leaves, the giver of head is on the losing side of the win-lose bargaining.
by lastray February 23, 2011
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Win from losing

The sentience of “I can’t win from losing” is a statement of when things go repeatedly wrong in an individuals life (losing), and even when things continuously goes wrong they can never catch a break.
Friend #1: Wow, So you lost your job and your wife?
Friend #2: Yea, I was fired and Susan left me
Friend #3: Dang you can’t win from losing.
by Zebracakesaresatire May 13, 2023
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WIN-WIN

Describes the mutual benefit and result when a brave human shares their life story.

The human feels more connected with themself.

The other humans feel more connected to each other.

The web of humanity continues to grow through individual life stories.
Brave human shared their life stories to benefit future generations while also discovering personal reflective gems - it was a WIN-WIN.
by the WIN/WIN September 6, 2020
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Nah i'd win

Itadori: But would you lose?

Gojo: Nah i'd win
by Third leg Johnson February 8, 2024
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what wins on sunday sells on monday

A sentence that derived from racing meaning whatever won on the race day will have a increase in demands the day after.
Guy 1: why does mercedes win every race?
Guy 2: i don't know but what wins on sunday sells on monday man
by elongatedeel June 28, 2021
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Superpowers can't win wars against eachother

Right. Because of mutually assured destruction... UNLESS... Unless, of course, someone seized control of all the nukes at the same time (somehow)... And then whoever THAT GUY wanted to LOSE the war... Would be UNABLE TO RETALIATE. WOW! BUT I DON'T KNOW GUYS! THAT SOUNDS VAGUELY ANALOGOUS TO SOMETHING I READ ON URBAN DICTIONARY! UNABLE TO RETALIATE!? Well, then THAT GUY could just choose winners and losers completely arbitrarily, right?
Hym "Superpowers can't win wars against eachother... Unless THAT. Unless that thing I just said. Because then it wouldn't be mutual. Is THAT what Emma mean when she brought up MUTUAL? Why did she bring that up? Is it NOT THAT anymore?"
by Hym Iam July 12, 2025
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win dough

n. Money obtained through gambling.

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How you going to pay for all that dope?

I am using this here win dough of opportunity.
by gnostic 1 December 14, 2013
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