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slacker

[ slak-er ]

noun

  1. a person who evades their duty or work; shirker.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. an especially educated young person who is antimaterialistic, purposeless, apathetic, and usually works in a dead-end job.
  3. a person who evades military service.


slacker

/ ˈæə /

noun

  1. a person who evades work or duty; shirker
  2. informal.
    1. an educated young adult characterized by cynicism and apathy
    2. ( as modifier )

      slacker culture

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of slacker1

First recorded in 1790–1800; slack 1( def ) + -er 1( def ); slacker def 2 popularized by the film Slackers (1991)
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That realisation manifests in the lovestruck slacker rock of Dragonfly, and the finger-plucked Neptune Baby, with its refrain, "I'm a boat, and you are the water".

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In contrast, Trump's political appointments are a celebration of the slacker and the intellectually incurious.

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if "Universal Basic Guys" told a better story — that basic income unlocks purpose in two men labeled as slackers, trapped by systemic barriers and dead-end jobs?

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It demonstrated the actor’s range, but Amos began to sour on the show as he felt the focus shifting to the low comic antics of Jimmie Walker as slacker son J.J.

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While the letter doesn't call out any groups by name, the message is clearly intended to put slackers on high alert.

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