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as in shirkers
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 bums
an idle worthless person
views the under-30 generation as a bunch of slackers
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Recent Examples of slackers
Beavis and Butt-Head season 3 The iconic ’90s slackers are back.
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Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
When a groundbreaking medical procedure promises to turn slackers into overachievers, an aging father sees it as his last chance to achieve the American Dream…through his unemployed adult daughter.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
Pan excels at making the reader care about Cueball and Eddy, who start out as naive, harmless slackers.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
When a groundbreaking medical procedure promises to turn slackers into overachievers, an aging father sees it as his last chance to achieve the American Dream…through his unemployed adult daughter.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
Pan excels at making the reader care about Cueball and Eddy, who start out as naive, harmless slackers.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slackers
Noun
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With both travel and programming budgets under pressure, all markets have to make a strong case to get buyer and seller bums on seats (or, more accurately, into screening booths and meeting rooms).—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
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Ndiaye aside, Everton have long lacked bums-off-seats kinds of players.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Got a lot of mountains to climb, had to leave some beggars behind.—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, the beauty of New Orleans proper was found in its colorful variety of humans—the loons and cons, the beggars and peddlers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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From oversized, slouchy hobos to structured East-West silhouettes and laptop-ready work totes, this season’s best suede bags deliver a luxurious polish that will elevate every fall wardrobe.—
Lauren Alexis Fisher,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Slackers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slackers. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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