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low-maintenance en · ADJ

Etymology

According to the Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, the figurative sense was popularized by the 1989 romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally....

Meanings

  1. Retaining proper functionality over long periods of time with little or no maintenance.
  2. (figuratively) Of a person: self-sufficient and not requiring much attention.

Antonyms

high-maintenance

Relateds

resilient · robust

Translations (3)

de pflegeleicht (retaining proper functionality over long periods of time with little or no maintenance) · de wartungsfreundlich (retaining proper functionality over long periods of time with little or no maintenance) · fr autonome (of a person: self-sufficient and not requiring much attention)

wikipedia: When Harry Met Sally...