Meanings
nounSusan Lucci (plural Susan Luccis)
plural Susan Luccis
- figurativelyinformalSomeone who continuously competes but (seemingly) never wins the competition.
I'm more likely to end up a Susan Lucci of the race world: deserving and tenacious, but waiting for years before I can claim a victory.
2001, Kay Allenbaugh, Chocolate For a Teen's Heart, page 151
Origin
After the American television actress Susan Lucci, who was nominated for an Emmy Award eighteen times before she finally won one.
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Susan Lucci. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Susan%20Lucci
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