Why is it called sloppy seconds

Thread starter non rien! Start date Sep 17, Senior Member Paris, France. Hello I need to say this to a girl please- her plan is to be with me in ten years time, after she has had her fun and been in different relationships, to be with me if she finds nothing better.

The idea comes from example, a dessert, for example trifle. A girl starts to eat the trifle. The next days she takes the leftovers, which now do not appear very attractive, and gives it to someone else. Kuestenwache Senior Member German-Germany. My suggestion would be "Ich bin doch nicht deine Reste von gestern". Alemanita Senior Member Germany. Click to expand Hey dec sev, no that is correct We've Added New Words! Seconds also evokes getting another plate of food at a meal.

Sloppy seconds found its way into a Fantastic Four comic book in and then again two years later in an issue of Daredevil. In the scene, Danny compliments Rizzo on her appearance.

In the term was adopted as the name of the Indianapolis band Sloppy Seconds. The punk group even hosted a music festival called Sloppy Palooza on a somewhat yearly basis. Throwback Thursday. The very first Sloppy Palooza What a blast this night was! The skinheads wanted to kill us but we knew they really loved us hahah! From an article entitled "17 Things Every Man Should Try": Buy a stock based on research you did all by yourself, from scratch.

Restaurant crowds won't fall silent when you speak, but nailing a six-bagger on your own beats Maria Bartiromo's sloppy seconds any trading day. Click to expand Well, I don't know who Maria Bartorimo is or what a six-bagger is, so not too sure in this context But the general meaning of 'sloppy seconds' is something that someone else has already used and discarded before you got there.

I think that in this text, "sloppy seconds" means the stock research done by Maria Bartiromo which is "second hand" research to you. The author suggests that relying on one's one research is better than relying on the research done by another, even a supposed expert on the topic.

Note: Do be careful using the collocation "sloppy seconds". It has another idiomatic meaning that is sexual in nature and very vulgar.

English - England Midlands. Sloppy seconds means "something second-hand that doesn't fit very well". In other words, it refers to 'second-hand' investment advice from Maria Bartiromo financial journalist and newswoman. The origin of the expression is rather vulgar. I do know of the vulgar meaning, I discovered it when I was looking for the regular one. It's interesting, though, how somebody's ex-girlfriend can be called a 'sloppy second'. I have no idea where could this come from and who could come up with something like that.

EDIT: Sloppy seconds means "something second-hand that doesn't fit very well". Last edited: Jun 20, Copyright Senior Member Penang. You can find out more here. Although sloppy seconds is a term often used as a sexual reference -- being second in line -- here it means that Maria has chosen the stock and you're just following her recommendation. She was first and you're second. Maria Bartorimo is an American business news anchor on television.

Edit: I see I'm a bit late -- I was in the middle of answering when someone called. I answered, thinking it might be Maria. And one more thing: we're talking about 'sloppy seconds' all the time.