SLACKER

Slacker

A slacker is a person who habitually avoids work or lacks work ethic. According to different sources, the term slacker dates back to about 1790 or 1898. It gained some recognition during the British Gezira Scheme in the early to mid 20th century, when Sudanese labourers protested their relative powerlessness by working lethargically, a form of protest known as "slacking."

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slacker

Noun

  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. (very rare) A user of the Slackware Linux operating system.
  5. A member of a certain 1990s subculture associated with Generation X.


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