snakebit

[ sneyk-bit ]

adjective

1. Informal. unlucky; doomed to misfortune.
2. bitten by a snake.

Word History and Origins

Origin of snakebit¹

First recorded in 1800–10; snake + bit ⁴( def )

Example Sentences

For context, shots from anywhere outside of high-danger areas convert at a rate of five percent, suggesting Tavares’s shooting is snakebit.

From Washington Post

For now, the best Buffalo can hope for is to survive this Murphy’s law season and move on to something less snakebit in the future.

From FiveThirtyEight

Related Words

• unlucky
• woeful