- scrimshanker
- scrim·shank·er
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scrimshanker
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scrimshanker — noun (UK military slang) A shirker See Also: scrimshank … Wiktionary
scrimshanker — n. one who avoids his responsibilities, one who shirks his duties … English contemporary dictionary
scrimshanker — Shirker … A concise dictionary of English slang
scrimshanker — noun a shirker • Derivationally related forms: ↑scrimshank • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain … Useful english dictionary
scrimshank — scrimshanker, n. /skrim shangk /, v.i. Brit. Slang. to avoid one s obligations or share of work; shirk. [1885 90; orig. uncert.] * * * … Universalium
scrimshank — [ skrɪmʃaŋk] verb Brit. informal (especially of a person in the armed services) shirk one s duty. Derivatives scrimshanker noun Origin C19: of unknown origin … English new terms dictionary
lie-abed — n slugabed, Inf. lazybones, Inf. lazyboots, Inf. lazylegs; idler, loafer, lounger, loller, do nothing, slouch, sluggard; shirker, Inf. goldbricker, Sl. goof off, Brit. Sl. skiver, Brit. Sl. scrimshanker; laggard, loiterer, lingerer, sleepy head;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
loafer — n idler, do nothing, slouch, sluggard, lounger, loller, faineant, Fr. flaneur, Brit. layabout, Sl. drugstore cowboy; malinger, shirker, clock watcher, Inf. goldbricker, Sl. goof off, Sl. featherbedder, Both Brit. Sl. skiver, scrimshanker;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
procrastinator — n delayer, deferrer, postponer, cunc tator, temporizer; malingerer, shirker, loafer, Sl. goof off, Sl. goldbrick, idler, Brit. Si. scrimshanker, do nothing, faineant; neglector, ignorer, disregarder; dodger, evader … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
quitter — n Informal. 1. defeatist, Sl. cop out. 2. shirker, slacker, loafer, malingerer, Sl. goldbrick, Sl. goof off, Brit. skulker, Brit. Sl. scrimshanker; welsher, Inf. skip. 3. deserter, runaway, fugitive, truant; turncoat, renegade, backslider … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
