slackcom en · NOUN
Etymology
Blend of slacker + sitcom.
Meanings
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(UK) A sitcom which revolves around a slacker or slackers.
"Slackcom," confesses Cheryl Taylor, commissioner for entertainment at Channel 4, "is a term we started bandying around because of the nature of a lot of the sitcoms we started receiving; proposals revolving around twenty- or thirtysomething non-professionals."
1999 September 6, Janine Gibson, “Spaced out”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| slackcoms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |