1
as in shirker
one who deliberately avoids work or duty
there will be no slackers tolerated in this group—anyone who doesn't do their share will get booted out
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2
as in bum
an idle worthless person
views the under-30 generation as a bunch of slackers
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The birth of Spencer’s The first generation of shoppers to get hooked on Spencer’s weren’t the mallrat slackers of Gen-X or even the forever youthful Baby Boomers.
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Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 6 Dec. 2024
Across four studio albums, the 25-year-old indie-rocker has cultivated an image as the world’s highest-achieving slacker, a small-town guy whose passion for drinkin’ belies a sneaky perceptiveness and a wry, unexpectedly bleak sense of humor.
—Chris Stanton, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
Set during the last day at the closing Royal Alamo Cinema, pic follows two slackers working the final shift, who cross paths with outcasts and oddballs in interwoven stories of rejection, redemption, and fate.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2024
The documentary explores the band’s creation from their first EP Slay Tracks through to becoming slacker heroes signed to Matador Records before breaking up and reuniting on more than one occasion.
—Peter White, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2024
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Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 6 Dec. 2024
Across four studio albums, the 25-year-old indie-rocker has cultivated an image as the world’s highest-achieving slacker, a small-town guy whose passion for drinkin’ belies a sneaky perceptiveness and a wry, unexpectedly bleak sense of humor.
—Chris Stanton, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
Set during the last day at the closing Royal Alamo Cinema, pic follows two slackers working the final shift, who cross paths with outcasts and oddballs in interwoven stories of rejection, redemption, and fate.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2024
The documentary explores the band’s creation from their first EP Slay Tracks through to becoming slacker heroes signed to Matador Records before breaking up and reuniting on more than one occasion.
—Peter White, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Slacker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slacker. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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