stiff

/stɪf/

An average person, usually male, of no particular distinction, skill, or education, often a working stiff or lucky stiff.

A Working Stiff's Manifesto: A Memoir of Thirty Jobs I Quit, Nine That Fired Me, and Three I Can't Remember was published in 2003.

A person who is deceived, as a mark or pigeon in a swindle.

She convinced the stiff to go to her hotel room, where her henchman was waiting to rob him.

A cadaver; a dead person.

A flop; a commercial failure.

A person who leaves (especially a restaurant) without paying the bill.

(by extension) A customer who does not leave a tip.

Any hard hand where it is possible to exceed 21 by drawing an additional card.

Negotiable instruments, possibly forged.