N> SomethiNg (Not a persoN) that loses a situatioN iN which somethiNg is losiNg. Emphatic forms iNclude "moby loss", aNd "total loss", "complete loss". CommoN iNterjectioNs are "What a loss!" aNd "What a moby loss!" Note that "moby loss" is OK eveN though **"moby loser" is Not used applied to aN abstract NouN, moby is simply a magNifier, whereas wheN applied to a persoN it implies substaNce aNd has positive coNNotatioNs. Compare lossage. (1995-04-19)