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HAS-BEEN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does has-been mean?
• HAS-BEEN (noun)
The noun HAS-BEEN has 1 sense:
1. someone who is no longer popular
Familiarity information: HAS-BEEN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who is no longer popular
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
back-number; has-been
Hypernyms ("has-been" is a kind of...):
golden ager; old person; oldster; senior citizen (an elderly person)
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