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Pulling a Lost

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In matters of creativity, the process of continually developing so many complex ideas that a believable/acceptable resolution becomes impossible.

This concept is often visible in media entertainment, because it allows great individual ideas to build upon one another without negative consequence for a period of time. This tends to generate enormous popularity, as viewers ultimately expect to see how each idea is related, and what the endgame plan for the creation was.

This particular expression also embodies the feeling of extreme letdown that occurs when one realizes an entire creative structure has collapsed because no thought was given to the resolution, only to the individual ideas that preceded it.

The phrase derives from the series finale of the television show Lost. Many viewers felt the finale failed to sufficiently elaborate on the ideas that had made the show interesting, therefore cheapening them and in turn nullifying what had been the show's greatest strength.
Did you hear that excuse little Johnny tried to give the teacher? I swear, he was pulling a lost!

I like that television show a lot, but I'm hesitant because I think it might be pulling a lost.

His story had a flying chimpanzee, three harmonicas, a Bangladeshian warlock, and a dying supernova! Dude pulled a lost!!!
by red5xx June 29, 2011
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The worst insult known to man.
Only use when you want to mentally destroy someone
Person 1: You're such a cunt!
Person 2: Well, where are you from, loser? are you from Losertown because you're a loser.
Person 1: *commits suicide*
by Tarvod January 18, 2019
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A lost gamer

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A lost gamer is someone who plays so many games so often that they lost themselves within the games. Or it can mean someone who plays WAYY too much.
"Oh my god Karen! Alex turned into a lost gamer!"
"Guess we can't talk to him anymore"
by AlreadyLost April 15, 2019
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unable to think of something to say
she surprised me. she put me at a disadvantage when she told me she was pregnant. i was "at a loss for words."
by red24 May 29, 2014
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This is a person who meets the following criteria-
1. 20s or older who lives and depends on parents for mostly everything (food, bills, car, insurance, housing...)
2. Doesn’t have a job or doesn’t make any money and receives money from parents and significant other (volunteers to play in a band for free)
3. MALE- That makes female to pay for dates...
4. On drugs for unexplained “mental conditions”

5. Breaks up with significant other all the time for unexplained reasons.
6. Cheats on significant other.

7. Plays video games all the time.

8. In college for a stupid degree (Jazz)
9. MALE- Dates a girl but has never met the girls parents
10. Gets tattoos of video games.

11. MALE- has long hair like a female
12. Does drugs
13. Has no aspirations to do anything great.
Man, my sister is dating A Loser at Life but so self conscious she can’t see it!
by YouCantDoThat June 22, 2019
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the most insulting of insults. whenever this is said to someone, they are usually hospitalized for up to a month. very powerful. only to be used if you want to absolutely destroy your opponent.
jake: “your mom is such a slut”

jordan: “are you from losertown? cause you’re a loser”

jake: “AH” *literally fucking dies*
by lil sharty December 2, 2020
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at a loss

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When you can't find words to describe what is going on.
A man with a handlebar moustache rides by you on a pink pony with a purple tail while carrying a box of dynamite and a sparkler. You turn to your friend and say, "Did you see that?" and she says, "Yes, I'm at a loss."
by dr.noise June 8, 2010
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