The term slacker is commonly used to refer to a person who avoids work or military service, or (primarily in North American English) an educated person who is antimaterialistic and viewed as an underachiever.^[1][2]

While use of the term slacker for one who shirks work dates back to about 1790 or 1898 depending on the source, it achieved a boost in popularity after its use in the films Back to the Future and Richard Linklater's Slacker.^[1][3]

Related topics

• Bludger
• The Idler (1993)
• NEET: "Not currently engaged in Employment, Education or Training".
• Procrastination
• Slack
• Slacker Radio
• Sloth

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