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broken luck

broken luck is the past participle of break luck.

Meaning of break luck

Verb

break luck (third-person singular simple present breaks luck, present participle breaking luck, simple past broke luck, past participle broken luck)

  1. (slang) For a prostitute to pick up her first client of the day.
    • When she re-appeared it would only be a matter of minutes before she "Broke luck" (dated her first john).1970, John Terry Robinson, The double circle people, page 9

Questions about broken luck

What is broken luck the past participle of?
Broken luck is the past participle of break luck.

Words near broken luck in the dictionary

  1. broken into a run
  2. broken it
  3. broken it down
  4. broken it to
  5. broken loose
  6. broken luck
  7. broken man
  8. broken men
  9. broken number
  10. broken numbers
  11. broken off

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