underachiever
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Suddenly, Walker has a new label—not as an underachiever, but as the burgeoning star he was always supposed to be.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
He is regarded as an underachiever with a gaping hole in his otherwise glittering CV because he has yet to win the Masters at Augusta to complete the career Grand Slam.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2025
A committed underachiever, Remi was going blind in her left eye but too slowly to warrant anybody’s concern.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2024
Coasting counterculture reached its true boom days in the 1990s, which were dotted with underachiever fare like “Slacker,” “Clerks,” “The Big Lebowski” and “Wayne’s World.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2022
Bart Simpson, the underachiever, "mediocre and proud of it," is a model for everyone who is told that what really counts is to feel good, period.
From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai
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