slacker
noun
Simple meaning
Someone who procrastinates or is lazy.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈslækɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
One who procrastinates or is lazy; one who does not do their fair share or pull their own weight.
A person lacking a sense of direction in life; an underachiever.
A member of a certain 1990s subculture associated with Generation X.
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: One who procrastinates or is lazy; one who does not do their fair share or pull their own weight.
Used this way, slacker is a reasonably familiar word carrying real weight of difficulty or hurt. It criticises, but without shouting.
- Emotional tone
- Strongly negative
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Lazy or unmotivated
- Usage feel
- Critical but measured
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