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failchildren

failchildren is the plural of failchild.

Meaning of failchild

Noun

failchild (plural failchildren)

  1. (Internet, derogatory) An incompetent, unsuccessful middle-class or upper-class child of wealthy and influential parents.
    • The college admissions cheating scandal revealed the details of a formalized process for jamming the failchildren of wealthy and prominent families into otherwise credible and prestigious universities, using an expensive "side door" for parents whose wealth leaves them a rung or two shy of the...2019 July 22, Chris Thompson, “Report: The Admissions Side Door May Have Been Open For UCLA Applicants With Influential Connections”, in Deadspin, archived from the original on 29 Jun 2022

Questions about failchildren

What is failchildren the plural of?
Failchildren is the plural of failchild.

Words near failchildren in the dictionary

  1. failback
  2. failbacks
  3. failboy
  4. failboys
  5. failchild
  6. failchildren
  7. faildaughter
  8. faildaughters
  9. faile
  10. failed
  11. failed at life

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