My own chronic injury owes to a misspent youth trying to be the next Steve Prefontaine.

FORBES: You Gotta Like

The original teenage boy band put on a good show, but there was something disconcerting about the line-up of pensioners, some of whom bore witness to a misspent youth.

BBC: Is the teen rebel a dying breed?

It was understood around Baton Rougeans that New Orleans is where one misspent a small portion of one's youth, but after college, one not only better stay out of it but quit mentioning it altogether.

NPR: Light Rail Would Connect More than Point A and B