Definition of slack-jaw
slack-jaw 
noun
- a moron or lazy person, typically residing in a rural area; "bumpkin". Literally: a person whose jaw hangs open. It's suggested that the individual is either too lazy to hold their jaw closed or is too stupid to notice.
- See more words with the same meaning: a lazy person.
- See more words with the same meaning: rural dweller.
- See more words with the same meaning: unintelligent person, idiot.
Last edited on Apr 19 2013. Submitted by Eric W. Carden from Huntsville, AL, USA on Sep 11 1997.
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Other terms relating to 'a lazy person': | |
| Definitions include: Tired or to rest. Also can be used to mean very lazy. | |
| Definitions include: to be lazy. | |
| Definitions include: a person who is a total slacker, or completely lazy. | |
| Definitions include: to be lazy. | |
| Definitions include: a lazy person. | |
| Definitions include: terrible, lousy, respect-less, lazy. | |
| Definitions include: Used in military society to describe those who are lazy, good for nothing, incompetent, or have little regard for the law. | |
| Definitions include: a lazy person, especially someone who spends a extended period of time sitting/laying on a couch and watching television. | |
| Definitions include: a lazy person. | |
| Definitions include: a lazy person. | |
| Definitions include: a lazy person. | |
| Definitions include: a lazy person - i.e. one who dosses. | |
| Definitions include: to be sad. | |
| Definitions include: a lazy or worthless person. | |
| Definitions include: at a place of employment, to do little work while waiting for one's stock options to vest. | |
Other terms relating to 'rural dweller': | |
| Definitions include: a hillbilly from colder climes, such as Alaska. | |
| Definitions include: a certain type of person living in the rural/southern United States; "hick"; "redneck". | |
| Definitions include: a person from a rural area. | |
| Definitions include: abbreviated form of hillbilly. | |
| Definitions include: a person from a rural area; "hick". | |
| Definitions include: abbreviation for redneck. | |
| Definitions include: female genitalia. | |
| Definitions include: a person from a rural area. | |
| Definitions include: a person from a rural area; UNCOOL. | |
| Definitions include: in the manner of a slack-jaw. | |
| Definitions include: From the stereotype that poor people (especially in the Midwestern United States) live in trailer-homes. | |
| Definitions include: a person from a rural area; UN-HIP, BUMPKIN. | |
| Definitions include: an unattractive person from the Bush, i.e. the country-side of Australia. | |
| Definitions include: a person who is of the red-neck, trailer trash, low morals variety. | |
| Definitions include: cigarette. | |
Other terms relating to 'unintelligent person, idiot': | |
| Definitions include: a person strongly under the influence of Ecstasy (MDMA). | |
| Definitions include: This definition is questionable and is pending deletion. | |
| Definitions include: someone who is less than clever; "moron"; "dimwit". | |
| Definitions include: a person who does something very stupid. | |
| Definitions include: derogatory term; "moron". | |
| Definitions include: a dumb, stupid, lame, or slow person. | |
| Definitions include: A derogatory term for some who does something stupid. | |
| Definitions include: stupid. (also used as grapes). | |
| Definitions include: an unintelligent person. | |
| Definitions include: anything displeasing. | |
| Definitions include: a disliked person. | |
| Definitions include: in the manner of a slack-jaw. | |
| Definitions include: Stupid female that will try to take a playa money and use you. | |
| Definitions include: an unintelligent person; "moron"; "dimwit"; "idiot". | |
| Definitions include: an unintelligent person, a jerk (mean person,) or a penis. | |
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Other terms relating to 'jaw': | |
| Definitions include: Someone who can't back up their threats. Related to pussy | |
| Definitions include: to talk, usually excessively. | |
| Definitions include: very surprising. | |
| Definitions include: in the manner of a slack-jaw. | |
| Definitions include: a person who is unintelligent and easy to push around. | |
| Definitions include: not quite right. | |
| Definitions include: talking excessively. | |
Other terms relating to 'slack': | |
| Definitions include: to be lenient. | |
| Definitions include: to idle, waste time. | |
| Definitions include: a druggie partier who doesn't care about getting good grades just about getting high or drunk and what party is this weekend. | |
| Definitions include: in the manner of a slack-jaw. | |
| Definitions include: a person who is unintelligent and easy to push around. | |
| Definitions include: to work less hard than appropriate. | |
| 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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