slacker
English
/ˈslækɚ/
noun
Definitions
- One who procrastinates or is lazy.
- A person lacking a sense of direction in life; an underachiever.
- A person who seeks to avoid military service.
- (rare) A user of the Slackware Linux operating system.
- A member of a certain 1990s subculture associated with Generation X.
Etymology
Suffix from English slack.
Origin
English
slack
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cyberslacker English
- forslack English
- nonslack English
- slack English
- slack-handed English
- slacken English
- slackerdom English
- slackerish English
- slackerly English
- slackery English
- slackful English
- slackish English
- slackline English
- slackly English
- slackness English
- slackwire English
- slak Middle English
- llac Welsh