stiffs
n.pl.— «They call them The Stiffs. You know, the superstars who can’t even make the bench on match days, the would-bes, will-bes, used-to-bes, wannabes and never-will-bes. They are the reserves.» —“Steeped in The Stiffs” by Phil Daniels Independent (London, England) Mar. 10, 1993. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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