has-been

has-been Definition

has·-been (haz′bin′)

noun

Informal a person or thing that was formerly popular or effective but is no longer so

has-been Usage Examples

Converse of object

age: If you've decided to pass Manfred by as an aging has-been that's your problem.

Adjective modifier

washed-up: Not the bald, poncey, overweight washed-up has-been of today, but the funny, sometime action-man of the 70s and early 80s.
overweight: Not the bald, poncey, overweight washed-up has-been of today, but the funny, sometime action-man of the 70s and early 80s.

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