snakebit
AmericanEtymology
Origin of snakebit
First recorded in 1800–10; snake + bit 4 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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They also will depress oil prices as sanctions disappear and production in those snakebit economies recovers.
Embarrassingly, AT&T would later unwind its own snakebit Warner acquisition, undermined by the long delay and management’s own miscalculations.
“I think that was a storyline throughout the summer. Certainly we were snakebit tonight,” Schmetzer said.
From Seattle Times
It’s hard to decide whether Orellana is the luckiest man in the world — he’s still standing — or the most snakebit.
From Los Angeles Times
It certainly wasn’t for the Jets, who were downright snakebit — just as some say they’ve been since Joe Namath delivered the franchise its only Super Bowl title after the 1968 season.
From Seattle Times
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