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Vlivef Posted 7 years ago
Vocabulary

A slang word for someone who's habitually late

Hi,

I have been looking for a sland word (a noun, preferably common both in AmEng and BrEng) for someone who is habitually late.

1) "flake" ? (saw this one in a posting in the internet, not in a (well-established) dictionary...)

2) laggard ( dated?)

3) perhaps the word I need can be somehow related to / formed from the adjective "tardy"??

Any suggestions would be appreciated...

  

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I don't know of any word with that meaning. A flake is someone with an addled brain. A laggard is someone who is behind the pack.

  • I don't know of any word with that meaning.
  • A flake is someone with an addled brain.
  • A laggard is someone who is behind the pack.
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I don't know of any word with that meaning.

A flake is someone with an addled brain.

A laggard is someone who is behind the pack.

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