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slacker

/ˈslækɚ/ · noun

Meaning

  1. One who procrastinates or is lazy.
  2. A person lacking a sense of direction in life; an underachiever.
  3. A person who seeks to avoid military service.
  4. A user of the Slackware Linux operating system.
  5. A member of a certain 1990s subculture associated with Generation X.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

shirker(English)loser(English)dud(English)slob(English)miss(English)screw-up(English)sucker(English)missed(English)dazed(English)slack(English)sock(English)donny(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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