failson

Noun

1. An incompetent, unsuccessful middle- or upper-class man who is protected from economic duress by his family's wealth or influence.
   • Coordinate term: faildaughter
   • This is the thread for Failsons. We are disappointments to our families, burdens on societies, and NOT jealous of our older sibling's nice houses and luxury automobiles. - 2012 November 20, Haoma, “Failson Hangout”, in...
   • That manifests itself differently in different classes and geographic areas. For white, middle-class, male, useless people—who have just enough family context to not be crushed by poverty—they become failsons. - 2016...