Definition of a slacker

slacker

noun

• a person who doesn't get good grades and instead drinks alcohol, does drugs, and goes to parties.

  Those people are real slackers.

  Last edited on Jan 25 2018. Submitted by Hilery R. from OH, USA on Jul 24 1998.

• a person who espouses a philosophy of underachievement and avoidance of any events related to personal challenge. Couch Potato.

  Last edited on Dec 10 2004. Submitted by Chris C. on Dec 10 2004.

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Other terms relating to 'slack':
cut some slack	Definitions include: to be lenient.
slack	Definitions include: to idle, waste time.
slack-jaw	Definitions include: a moron or lazy person, typically residing in a rural area; "bumpkin".
slack-jawed	Definitions include: in the manner of a slack-jaw.
slack-jawed lackey	Definitions include: a person who is unintelligent and easy to push around.
slack off	Definitions include: to work less hard than appropriate.
slacktivism	Definitions include: activism that requires little effort (and that often has little effect) and is mainly designed to make participants feel better about themselves.

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