bottlejob

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noun

A person or team that loses ("bottles") a lead in a game or a title race.

“The Giants are the biggest bottlejobs of the NFL.”

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Meanings

nounbottlejob (plural bottlejobs)

plural bottlejobs

  1. slanghobbiesA person or team that loses ("bottles") a lead in a game or a title race.

    The Giants are the biggest bottlejobs of the NFL.

Origin

From bottle (“to throw away a leading position”) + job.

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Cite this entry
APA

bottlejob. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bottlejob

MLA

“bottlejob.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bottlejob. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bottlejob,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bottlejob.

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