slacker
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The prototypical Gen Xer is resilient and cynical, a “latchkey kid” turned disaffected slacker, raised on MTV and limited parental supervision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The line became one of Tolkan’s most famous, and mega-fans would flock to Comic-Cons around the country to ask the star to call them a slacker, requests he typically obliged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
It should be noted that Paul Cummins is no slacker himself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2026
That realisation manifests in the lovestruck slacker rock of Dragonfly, and the finger-plucked Neptune Baby, with its refrain, "I'm a boat, and you are the water".
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2025
He believed that if he didn't return to Germany, he would be considered "unpatriotic" and a "slacker."
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
Each, in their way, is ambitious — no room for slackers here!
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
These are the people cranking up productivity, impressing managers and making the rest of us look like slackers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
Following a cast of slackers and crackpots in suburban Florida, the video game-like musical comedy marries gummy 3-D graphics and stoned-guy humor with sly commentary on hustle culture and the gig economy.
From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
Jimmy Buffett celebrated slackers before the word existed, even though he was hardly one himself.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 2, 2023
They were motivated, and even the slackers began working hard.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
