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
“You’re a slacker. You remind me of your father when he went here. He was a slacker, too.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 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
Ripley, a slacker and a con man grinding out a living in postwar New York, is sent to Italy to try to persuade a trust-funded idler to come home and take over the family business.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2024
Father: “I don’t know where you picked up that slacker attitude, but you certainly didn’t learn it at home. Probably from the bad influences up here.”
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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
What if "Universal Basic Guys" told a better story — that basic income unlocks purpose in two men labeled as slackers, trapped by systemic barriers and dead-end jobs?
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2024
Grubby Gen Xers were designated the OG slackers, which did not bode well for becoming the bosses of the future.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2022
“It helps change the stereotype of them as slackers and outsiders who aren’t interested in the community.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2022
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
