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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SAD SACK

From a cartoon character created by G. Baker, US cartoonist.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SAD SACK

sad sack play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SAD SACK

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Sad sack is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SAD SACK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sad Sack

The Sad Sack is an American fictional comic strip and comic book character created by Sgt. George Baker during World War II. Set in the United States Army, Sad Sack depicted an otherwise unnamed, lowly private experiencing some of the absurdities and humiliations of military life. The title was a euphemistic shortening of the military slang "sad sack of shit", common during WWII. The phrase has come to mean "an inept person" or "inept soldier".

Definition of sad sack in the English dictionary

The definition of sad sack in the dictionary is an inept person who makes mistakes despite good intentions.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SAD SACK

sad
sad bastard
sad case
sad-eyed
sad-faced
Sadat
Saddam Hussein
sadden
saddening
sadder
saddest
saddhu
saddish
saddle
saddle block
saddle gall
saddle horse
saddle joint
saddle roof
saddle shoes

WORDS THAT END LIKE SAD SACK

coalsack
Cossack
Cusack
daysack
gripsack
gunny sack
haversack
hit the sack
hopsack
knapsack
mailsack
packsack
ransack
rucksack
sack
the sack
towsack
woolsack

Synonyms and antonyms of sad sack in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sad sack» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SAD SACK

Find out the translation of sad sack to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sad sack from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sad sack» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

冒失鬼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

triste saco
570 millions of speakers

English

sad sack
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दुख की बात है बोरी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كيس حزينة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

растяпа
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

triste saco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দু: খিত বস্তা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

triste sac
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Karung sedih
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sad Sack
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

間抜け
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

슬픈 자루
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sedhih sedih
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

buồn bao
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சோகமான சாக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुःखी बोरा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Üzgün ​​çuval
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sad sack
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

smutne worek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тюхтій
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sac trist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θλιβερή σάκο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hartseer sak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sad säck
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

trist sekk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sad sack

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SAD SACK»

The term «sad sack» is regularly used and occupies the 71.878 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SAD SACK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sad sack

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAD SACK»

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Heritage Comics Dallas Signature Auction Catalog #820
torn tr mulantl 4420 Sad Sack Comics #4 File Copy (Harvey, 1950) CGC NM- 9.2 Cream to off-white pages. The reason Sad Sack is trying his luck as a teacher on this cover is that like all of the early issues, this one portrayed the character's ...
Gary Dowell, Greg Holman, James L. Halperin (editor), Ivy Press, 2006
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Heritage Comics Dallas Signature Auction Catalog
43 1 00 Sad Sack Comics #2 File Copy (Harvey, 1949) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white pages. This second issue, like all of the early ones, had Sad Sack trying to make a go of it in civilian life - he didn't return to the military until #22, Overstreet notes,  ...
Gary Dowell, Greg Holman, James L. Halperin (editor), 2006
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Comic Book Price Guide
... 4.............................................275.00 5-8 ..........................................250.00 Saddle Romances E.C., 1949 9-11........................................275.00 Sade/Razor London Night 1/2nd .........................................3.00 Sad Sack Harvey, 1949 ...
Brent Frankenhoff, 2010
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Jimmy Dammit and Who-Has-Passed-The-Wind
Chapter 16: Sad Sack At Happyland Camp My father liked The Sad Sack. I found a stack of the comics he brought back from the war. Sad Sack was an American comic strip and comic book character created by Sgt. George Baker during World  ...
Martin Avery, 2011
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
245, 1989 Sad Sack noun a miserable and depressing individual; an inept misfit us, 1942 Originally US military. • — Newsweek, p. 28, 8th October 1951 • Jimmy said now listen I used to be a sad sack myself until I met my wife Gloria who ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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Sorry I Don't Dance: Why Men Refuse to Move
t was June 1945, just weeks after the Nazi army surrendered, and Sad Sack, the cartoon character who stood for every hapless GI, snoozed on his duffle bag. A dropped newspaper lay at his side, its headline announcing GERMANS ...
Maxine Leeds Craig, 2013
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Military Comedy Films: A Critical Survey and Filmography of ...
“The underlying story of the Sad Sack,” explained Baker, “was his struggle with the army in which I tried to symbolize the sum total of the difficulties and frustrations of all enlisted men.” A few of Baker's Yank pages also appealed to the average ...
Hal Erickson, 2012
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Yank stars Sad Sack
BELLIGERENT LOAFING (OR GOLDBRIC KING AS IT IS CALLED) BUT NEVER SAD SACK. HE GETS CAUGHT. 7/. ' //. //. //. ,/. ScrV GcBO «x^tg: BrtH^Ef SAD SACK, AS HE SHOULD HAVE EXPECTED ALL THE TIME, IS LEFT TO CLEAN UP ...
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My Muskoka/Toronto Trilogy
Sad Sack always made me laugh. We saw some copies of Yank, the American army's weekly magazine, while we were overseas. Sad Sack was a pathetic private in the US army, a misfit who always got in trouble with "Sarge". He never spoke ...
Martin Avery
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Standard Guide to Golden Age Comics
250.00 27 Wendy the Good Little Witch . 300.00 28 Sad Sack's Army Life . . . . . . . . 50.00 29 Harvey-Toon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.00 30 Wendy the Witch . . . . . . . . . . 200.00 31 Herman & Katnip . . . . . . . . . . . 40.00 32 Sad Sack's Army Life .
Alex G. Malloy, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAD SACK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sad sack is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ron Johnson has no use for 'sad sack stories'
He'll have all those examples as well so… HOST: And the sad sack stories about who's dying from what and why they can't get their coverage. JOHNSON: Right. «MSNBC, Apr 15»
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Milk Teeth sign to Hopeless Records, set to reissue 'Sad Sack' EP
The band have also confirmed that they'll be reissuing their latest EP 'Sad Sack' too for good measure. It was first released last year through Venn Records, and ... «DIY Magazine, Apr 15»
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Intermission: Sad sacks
Inspired by Louis C.K.'s Eeyore-ish demeanor, I want to know who your favorite sad sacks are. I have a warm spot in my heart for the Sad Sack comics, which ... «Washington Post, Apr 15»
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Patrick Schwarzenegger -- Sad Sack in Malibu
Arnold's son returned from Spring Break in Cabo, where he got chummy with a couple of chicks, apparently much to the dismay of Miley Cyrus. «TMZ.com, Mar 15»
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Sad Sack Burglar Jacks Williamsburg Apartment, Buys Video …
Some sad sack in a Yankees hat was caught on camera in a Long Island video game store one day after he allegedly burgled a Williamsburg apartment. «Gothamist, Feb 15»
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Adam Sandler is a Sad Sack Shoe Man in UK Trailer for 'The Cobbler'
"You are a guardian of souls. You are the cobbler." No, The Cobbler isn't the latest hero to join The Avengers, but once you see the kind of powers Adam ... «First Showing, Feb 15»
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Premiere: Milk Teeth - 'Sad Sack' EP
Working with London based Venn Records, new EP 'Sad Sack' drops on January 26th. Six tracks of quite blistering promise, opener 'Vitamins' is all brash ... «Clash Magazine, Jan 15»
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Bruce Jenner -- Sad Sack in Calabasas
Bruce Jenner looked mighty unhappy Wednesday ... after "In Touch" ran a cover story with a Photoshopped pic and a caption touting his life as a woman. Jenner ... «TMZ.com, Jan 15»
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The WWII “Sad Sack” bomber memorial ceremony at Pietramurata …
4, 2015, exactly 70 years since the tragic plane crash that took the life of Nolan D. Pickett and three of his fellow crewmen on board the “Sad Sack” bomber in ... «Liberty Vindicator, Jan 15»
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Charles Barkley on Ferguson: Al Sharpton Part Of "Same Sad Sack
I know he represented what happened in Florida with Trayvon's family, and God bless them, but we have the same sad sack of black characters, we need strong ... «RealClearPolitics, Dec 14»

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