as in slackers
one who deliberately avoids work or duty
even before we weighed anchor, the captain forcefully served notice that there would be no shirkers on his ship
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Noun
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Boomers saw Gen Xers, that’s me, as cynical slackers.—
Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 30 Dec. 2025
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These are not bored slackers experimenting for fun.—
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Ali Safavi, a member of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, told Fox News Digital that drones were observed over Ferdow Boulevard in Tehran-sar.—
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About 20 Air Force combat planes, including F-15Es, A-10s and AC-130J gunships, as well as MQ-9 Reaper drones and Jordanian F-16 fighter jets, fired more than 90 bombs and missiles toward at least 35 targets Saturday, according to Capt.—
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Later, a pair of slugs that help the seed cross an arid landscape, like camels in the desert, glisten vividly.—
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The good news is that researchers at Oregon State University2 have found that coffee is effective in getting rid of slugs.—
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“Shirkers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shirkers. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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