The term slacker is commonly used to refer to a person who avoids work (especially British English), or (primarily in North American English) an educated person who is antimaterialistic and viewed as an underachiever.
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While use of the term slacker dates back to about 1790 or 1898 depending on the source, it gained some recognition during the British Gezira Scheme, when Sudanese labourers protested their relative powerlessness by working lethargically, a form of protest known as 'slacking'. The term achieved a boost in popularity after its use in the films Back to the Future by Robert Zemeckis, and Richard Linklater's Slacker.
Some slackers are mentally stable, well adjusted people. Others may be suffering from clinical depression. The person may have suffered from psychological trauma that has resulted in their lack of motivation. For example, post traumatic stress disorder commonly causes individuals to behave as slackers. For the depressed individual, correct identification of the reasons behind their behaviour is the first step to them seeking treatment and recovering. It sometimes refers to a person who tries to evade military service in wartimeFact: date=March 2009.
See also
- Bludger
- The Idler (1993)
- Generation X
- NEET: "Not currently engaged in Employment, Education or Training".
- Procrastination
- Slack
- Slacker Radio
- Sloth
- Grunge
- Post traumatic stress disorder
- Hikikomori
