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basement dweller en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (derogatory, informal, sometimes) An adult who lives in their parents' house (stereotypically in their basement); often with implications of idleness or social awkwardness.
    • Who Do You Hang With — Basement Dwellers or Penthouse Cheerleaders? It's important to take regular inventory of the people you are surrounding yourself with on a fairly consistent basis. 2014, Nicole R. Matthews, Permission!, page 44:
    • Over the years, I had shared the square feet of this office space with other basement dwellers, mostly squirrels and rabbits, and unfortunately a few skunks. 2009, Mary Stuever, The Forester's Log: Musings from the Woods:
  2. (Internet, broadly, derogatory, informal, usually) A nerd or geek; a person lacking a social life.

Forms

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basement-dweller alternative lexicographic
basement dwellers Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

basement-dwelling

Relateds

cellar dweller · hikikomori · NEET · failure to launch · neckbeard

Translations (2)

pl piwniczniak (adult who lives in their parents' house) · fi peräkammarin poika (adult who lives in their parents' house)