stiff
v.— «It didn’t make a damn to him if “Prizzi’s Honor” didn’t please the critics or if it stiffed at the box office.» —“Night’s Sleep Small Price to Pay for Chat With Smilin’ Jack” by Gene Triplett Sunday Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Okla.) June 16, 1985. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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