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die Niete (-n)  blank (lottery); dead loss, loser (person); rivet

Nieten in Nadelstreifen - Deutschlands Manager im Zwielicht (Buchtitel, 1995)
"Losers in Pinstripes: Germany's Managers in a Bad Light" (book by Günter Ogger)
eine Niete ziehen
to draw a blank

Related (synonyms in the sense of "loser"): der Dumme, der Heimtücker (sl.), kaputter Typ (sl.), der Nichtsnutz, der Schwachkopf, der Taugenichts, der Versager, das Weichei (sl.)

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