L
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- noun
- Slang
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derrota (jerga)
- In online gaming, everyone knows that you can't avoid taking an occasional L when competing against skilled players.
And while it's a tiny little L, it's a tiny little loss.
- And while it's a tiny little L, it's a tiny little loss.
- So dude, Bobby got up, took an L son.
- Yeah, dude, I mean, if you put a bunch of L's together, bro, you got a bunch of L's, but you fucking you might be doing better.
- No, the things that he must have said must be so horrific behind the scenes that he was willing to take the biggest L of all time.
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Last time I was just taking L's at every turn.
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And while it's a tiny little L, it's a tiny little loss.
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Yeah, talking about taking the L, What is like the worst case scenario here?
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So in the forums you will have a lot of L's, people posting their L's.
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No, the things that he must have said must be so horrific behind the scenes that he was willing to take the biggest L of all time.
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She posted about taking an L in yesterday's match on her blog, reflecting on what went wrong.
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After losing the match, he chuckled and said, 'At least I can take this L as a lesson for next time.'
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- Informal
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9.6
A polite way to mention the word love when someone feels awkward saying it
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Etymology
The slang L stands for 'loss' or defeat; a helpful way to remember it is that it is the first letter of 'loss', so taking an L means you lost.