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as in nonchalant
having or showing freedom from worries or troubles
plays the role of a slaphappy guy with a food truck who dispenses wisecracks and wit along with his sandwiches
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as in dazed
suffering from mental confusion
we were slaphappy with exhaustion after the nightlong train ride
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Recent Examples of slaphappy
By late in the afternoon, Stone and her team were slaphappy with overwork.
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Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2022
Drake appears to have commissioned TikTok-baiting choreography and then worked backwards from there, but the sound of the song is not in the slaphappy mode of Gen Z social media.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 May 2020
Having fitted his kit with old-fashioned calfskin heads, Starr’s sturdy, slaphappy drumming achieves a newfound warmth and depth.
—Jonathan Gould, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2019
This sunny spirit surely comes in handy when he is stuck in D.C., with nothing to do but tweet infuriating fantasias that may be an indication of delusions the slaphappy Dr. Jackson didn’t catch.
—Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2018
Breaking things down with a simple pounding electro-pop rhythm laced with slaphappy synths, the track is a festive anthem for women.
—Tamar Herman, Billboard, 11 Aug. 2017
Indeed, George Antrobus himself is a slaphappy inventor.
—Cynthia Zarin, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2017
Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2022
Drake appears to have commissioned TikTok-baiting choreography and then worked backwards from there, but the sound of the song is not in the slaphappy mode of Gen Z social media.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 May 2020
Having fitted his kit with old-fashioned calfskin heads, Starr’s sturdy, slaphappy drumming achieves a newfound warmth and depth.
—Jonathan Gould, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2019
This sunny spirit surely comes in handy when he is stuck in D.C., with nothing to do but tweet infuriating fantasias that may be an indication of delusions the slaphappy Dr. Jackson didn’t catch.
—Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2018
Breaking things down with a simple pounding electro-pop rhythm laced with slaphappy synths, the track is a festive anthem for women.
—Tamar Herman, Billboard, 11 Aug. 2017
Indeed, George Antrobus himself is a slaphappy inventor.
—Cynthia Zarin, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slaphappy
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Pair it with biker boots and tights to ooze nonchalant cool.Esme Benjamin, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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But perhaps the more pronounced change in her life since turning 50 is the fact that the fashion designer and former Spice Girl has grown more nonchalant about what the world around her thinks about her.Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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One morning, the narrator wakes up late to see that a strangely dazed Yeong-hye has disposed of all their meat—pork belly, shabu-shabu beef, dumplings, eel.Ed Park, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2024
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Tyson seems dazed and distracted, preoccupied with the sight of blood on his sleeve; Bodhi threatens to dissolve his partnership with Dwight and quit the business entirely.Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
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With Mercury entering Sagittarius on Nov. 2, our mental process shifts from the intense and detective-like mind of Scorpio — which is typically more concerned with uncovering hidden truths — to a more carefree and expansive perspective.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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There’s a happy middle-ground — even in a political show, even in a political show being released right now — that’s challenging and enjoyable, considered and carefree.Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2024
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In May, police officers in the town of Lufkin, Texas responded to a bewildered call about a pair of kangaroos that were on the loose.Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 19 Oct. 2024
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Countless volunteers are the proud owners of pink foam fingers, acting as traffic conductors for bewildered spectators.Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2024
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And the lighthearted competition makes for a fun and memorable post-meal experience.Dana Santas, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
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Or create a lighthearted Thanksgiving trivia game or other fun activities.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Though a human would probably be able to figure out how to escape from a random room, even a highly mobile robot would get confused and waste time looking for doors in nonsensical places like the floors and ceiling.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 20 Nov. 2024
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The conversation left her confused and gutted — with dozens of questions that could take more than a year to resolve.Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 8 Nov. 2024
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That shift is notable ahead of the election and suggests that some fund managers are unconcerned about short-term volatility as votes roll in.Jesse Pound, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
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But that does not mean those on the edge of this trend are unconcerned with the increase that has been observed, especially given that trauma-level falls used to be relatively rare.Paul Sisson, The Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2024
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Critics say that drivers who assume their Tesla can operate safely and with total autonomy tend to become complacent or distracted — and then fail to take manual control when necessary.Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
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Rawlinson is famously competitive with Tesla chief Elon Musk, recently tweaking his former boss for becoming distracted and letting Lucid seize the mantle of most advanced and innovative EVs.Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Slaphappy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaphappy. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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