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> 自分がチャンピオンに **なりそこなった** もんだから このおれにゆめをたくそうってわけだな。
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meaning compound-verbs
What does the word 「なりそこなった」 mean?
"[連用形] + 損【そこ】なう" is a common combination which means "fail to [verb]". See
definition #4 of [this
entry](http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/jn2/130437/m0u/).

チャンピオンになりそこなう = to fail to become a champion
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