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hamburg

n. countable
C1 Advanced US //ˈhæmbɝɡ// UK //hˈæmbɜːɡ// ham·burg Slang

n. a person who is not very good at a sport or a specific skill. It is a casual way to describe someone who looks clumsy or makes mistakes while playing.

n. an unskilled or incompetent performer, particularly in a sporting context. Informal in register; often carries a mildly derogatory or dismissive connotation regarding the subject's lack of coordination.


SIMPLE

He is such a hamburg on the tennis court.

CONTEXTUAL

The coach benched him after he played like a total hamburg during the first half of the game.

COMPLEX

While he possessed great enthusiasm for the local league, his reputation as a bit of a hamburg kept him from being selected for the more competitive regional tournaments.

Origin

From German Hamburg.

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