Definitions for has-been

has-been has-been

Spelling: [haz-bin]
IPA: /ˈhæzˌbɪn/

Has-Been is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 5 points.

You can make 138 anagrams from letters in has-been (-abeehns).

Definitions for has-been

noun

  1. a person or thing that is no longer effective, successful, popular, etc.

Origin of has-been

First recorded in 1600-10

Examples for has-been

"We haven't a has-been in the bunch," asserted Silence quietly.

So significant,” he burst out, “that the minute the Express appears this afternoon Harrison Blake is a has-been!

The Will-be and the has-been touch us more nearly than the Is.

The other player—the has-been—looked at Joes extended hand a moment as if in doubt.

As a writer Shepard is not nearly in the land of the has-been.

Not when he is forty years old and knows that already he is a 'has-been.'

"Be careful, and don't make me a has-been," David cautioned.

By the end of the year they may be calling me a has-been and roasting McRae for getting me on the team.

If you don't, I can tell you that it's a fact; not a 'has-been', but an 'is'!

As for the event itself, well, the has-been is Sarah Palin, and the obnoxious man is Donald Trump.

Word Value for has-been
Scrable

6

Words with friends

5

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