- slacker slack·er n
- ['slækə(r)]
fam lavativo (-a), pelandrone (-a)
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slacker slack·er n
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Slacker — Slack Slack, a. [Compar. {Slacker}; superl. {Slackest}.] [OE. slak, AS. sleac; akin to OS. slak, OHG. slah, Prov. G. schlack, Icel. slakr, Sw. slak; cf. Skr. s[.r]j to let loose, to throw. Cf. {Slake}.] Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Slacker — (englisch, von slack, „lustlos“, „schlaff“) ist eine Bezeichnung für eine Person, deren Lebensart durch geringe Leistungs und Anpassungsbereitschaft in Schule oder Beruf gekennzeichnet ist. Ursprünglich wurde der Begriff in den USA für Personen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Slack — Slack, a. [Compar. {Slacker}; superl. {Slackest}.] [OE. slak, AS. sleac; akin to OS. slak, OHG. slah, Prov. G. schlack, Icel. slakr, Sw. slak; cf. Skr. s[.r]j to let loose, to throw. Cf. {Slake}.] Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Slack in stays — Slack Slack, a. [Compar. {Slacker}; superl. {Slackest}.] [OE. slak, AS. sleac; akin to OS. slak, OHG. slah, Prov. G. schlack, Icel. slakr, Sw. slak; cf. Skr. s[.r]j to let loose, to throw. Cf. {Slake}.] Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Slack water — Slack Slack, a. [Compar. {Slacker}; superl. {Slackest}.] [OE. slak, AS. sleac; akin to OS. slak, OHG. slah, Prov. G. schlack, Icel. slakr, Sw. slak; cf. Skr. s[.r]j to let loose, to throw. Cf. {Slake}.] Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Slack-water navigation — Slack Slack, a. [Compar. {Slacker}; superl. {Slackest}.] [OE. slak, AS. sleac; akin to OS. slak, OHG. slah, Prov. G. schlack, Icel. slakr, Sw. slak; cf. Skr. s[.r]j to let loose, to throw. Cf. {Slake}.] Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Slack — may refer to: *John Bamford Slack, British politician and lay preacher *William Yarnel Slack, Confederate general killed in the American Civil War *Slack (project management), a term used in project management *Slack, West Yorkshire, a village in … Wikipedia
slacker — (n.) popularized 1994, but meaning person who shirks work dates back to 1898; agent noun from SLACK (Cf. slack) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
slack — slack, slacken Both words have been in use since the 16c, and remain interchangeable in many meanings. There are, however, some areas of preference: slacken is generally more dominant in the sense ‘to make or become slack (or slacker)’: a breeze … Modern English usage
slack|er|ism — «SLAK uh rihz uhm», noun. the conduct of a slacker; attitude of shirkers: »[The] chairman of the Government shipbuilding agency called “illegitimate absenteeism a first cousin to slackerism” (Baltimore Sun) … Useful english dictionary
slack|er — «SLAK uhr», noun. a person who shirks work or evades his duty, especially an able bodied man who evades military service in time of war: »Every shirker, every coward and slacker … decided at once to be a conscientious objector (H. G. Wells) … Useful english dictionary
