slacker

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Do not let 9 or perhaps 24 people wait on you, you eill be hated / known as a slacker that can't get there to the time.

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  1. noun One who shirks work or responsibility: "In terms of their outlook on the future, slackers regard tomorrow with a studied cynicism or . . . don't even conceive of one” (Julie Caniglia).
  2. noun One who tries to evade military service in wartime; a draft dodger.

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  • ‘Wake up, slacker, and continue your idiotic but, possibly, invaluable remarks,’ she said. —  Laurels are Poison - Gladys Mitchell - Bradley 14: 1942
  • To believe so is to separate the thoughtful ironist from the sarcastic slacker, a bright and vital line drawn by Magill. —  Tyee - Home
  • Meanwhile, Justin finally realizes that being a slacker is totally 90s. —  Television Without Pity
  • While both audience Q&As had less to do with their respective movies and more with gushing post-slacker-age hangabouts trying to out-fanboy each other, they were endlessly entertaining if you like to hear self deprecating stories about Zack and Miri bombing and gloryholing at the Bloor. —  Torontoist
  • The latest slacker is Arthur Nadel, the Sarasota "hedge fund adviser" who skipped out with such ninja-like disappearing skills that the local constabulary decided to give up the chase when it was clear that he "did not want to be found." —  Dealbreaker
 

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