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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
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slaphappy
Adjective
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Faced with punishment from school administrators, Westman appeared alternately nervous and nonchalant, the former employee said.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
29 Aug. 2025
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This isn’t the first time Kravitz and her stylist, Danielle Goldberg, have embraced nonchalant suiting on her press tour.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The same woman who used to have fun behind her camera now seems sleepy, dazed, and even drugged.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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Some seemed visibly dazed to suddenly be back in their homeland.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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While nostalgia—drawing people to the warmth, color, and the carefree spirit of the 1970s—certainly plays a role, leaning back into this style is also about creating spaces that feel personal, expressive, and welcoming.—
Shivani Vyas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Sep. 2025
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Watch Shiva Baby on Netflix Trainwreck Making her film debut, Amy Schumer (who also wrote the screenplay) takes the lead in this 2015 romantic dramedy as Amy Townsend, a carefree, hedonistic magazine writer raised to believe that monogamy is unrealistic.—
James Mercadante,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Wednesday confronts Bianca, who is bewildered about her Siren-song not sticking; Wednesday is taking control of things now and Bianca needs to trust her.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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Layered in cream, bruised, bewildered, bald.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The three actors were filming a lighthearted scene, shuffling excitedly between a hot sauna and cold plunge, when Reeves’ foot caught on some flooring.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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American Eagle’s ad campaign featuring Sweeney was meant to be a lighthearted play on words.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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While his wife and daughter build a new life in Vienna, Roman stays behind — confused, restless and convinced that things will get better.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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With nearby MPs training their guns on her, Ziva laid down her weapon and sprawled across the blacktop, looking up at a confused Tali.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The female alone, unconsoled by the myth of her cultural safety, equally unconcerned with the question of her actual vulnerability, is a constant figure in Spark’s fiction.—
Rachel Cusk,
New Yorker,
24 Aug. 2025
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Wu seems to be either unaware or unconcerned about Trump’s threats to turn off the funding spigot.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The Lincoln Nautilus is an underappreciated contender in the luxury midsize SUV market, part of a brand that seems tired, itself part of an automaker that seems perpetually distracted, itself part of an automotive ecosystem that is awash in luxury midsize SUVs from very, very tough competitors.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
2 Sep. 2025
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In 1980, when Iraq’s president, Saddam Hussein, seized oil fields on the Iranian border, under the assumption that Iran was too distracted to object, Iran saw an opportunity to pivot to fighting external enemies.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Slaphappy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaphappy. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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