Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Disposed to shirk; characterized by shirking.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective colloq. Disposed to shirk.
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- adjective colloquial Disposed to
shirk .
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Cargo ships, military vessels, luxury high-speed yachts: track them, and imagine yourself out there on the high seas, instead of in that cubicle. (thanks, @shirky) 10 Comments
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Cargo ships, military vessels, luxury high-speed yachts: track them, and imagine yourself out there on the high seas, instead of in that cubicle. (thanks, @shirky) ...
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Cargo ships, military vessels, luxury high-speed yachts: track them, and imagine yourself out there on the high seas, instead of in that cubicle. (thanks, @shirky) ...
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Posted 25 September 2008 at 11:00 PM | Permalink wow, shirky is a smart fella.
Trainspotting and the Cognitive Surplus | Quixotic Quisling 2008
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Which meant I ended up voting for the unaffiliated candidate than the democratic incumbent, because the incumbent has apparently been dumb and shirky of late, and the challenger has actually got useful skills and attributes on her character sheet.
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SSM Opponent Predicts End of Western Civilization Due To Sexual Disorganization 2005
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Gower's tone of irate professor to shirky scholar -- or it might be put,
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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Gower's tone of irate professor to shirky scholar -- or it might be put,
The Amazing Marriage — Complete George Meredith 1868
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