louse

n 1: wingless usually flattened blood-sucking insect parasitic on

warm-blooded animals [syn: {sucking louse}]

2: has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect

[syn: {worm}, {insect}, {dirt ball}]

3: any of several small insects esp. aphids that feed by

sucking the juices from plants [syn: {plant louse}]

4: wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly

parasitic on birds [syn: {bird louse}, {biting louse}]

lose

({MIT}) 1. To fail. A program loses when it

encounters an exceptional condition or fails to work in the

expected manner.

2. To be exceptionally unesthetic or crocky.

3. Of people, to be obnoxious or unusually stupid (as opposed

to ignorant).

4. Refers to something that is {losing}, especially in the

phrases "That's a lose!" and "What a lose!"

[{Jargon File}]

(1995-04-19)