English Explanatory Dictionary

failson

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An incompetent, unsuccessful middle- or upper-class man who is protected from economic duress by his family's wealth or influence.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-failson.wav

Word forms

failson failsons

Etymology

Compound of fail + son.

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