Punk
Punk adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Usage example: she plays a punk game of tennis, so you won't have any trouble beating her
Both words in one sentence
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Considering that a significant majority (over 80% by many accounts) of firearm self-defense cases involve simply scaring the punk away, it's obvious there's no such thing as a truly useless gun in that context.
Source: Little Useless Gun -
The episode where he made the Money in the Bank briefcase useless by losing to CM Punk.
Source: Wrestling / John Cena - Our Dwarves Are All the Same: The Khazad are isolationists who love their gold, have a slight taste for Steam Punk, build the best siege engines in the game, and are completely useless with magic.
Source: Video Game / Fall from Heaven
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