"basement-dweller" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-basement-dweller.wav Forms: basement-dwellers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} basement-dweller (plural basement-dwellers)
  1. (informal, sometimes derogatory) An adult who lives in their parents' house (stereotypically in their basement); often with implications of idleness or social awkwardness. Tags: derogatory, informal, sometimes Categories (topical): People Synonyms: basement dweller Related terms: basement-dwelling, cellar dweller, failure to launch, NEET, hikikomori, neckbeard Translations (adult who lives in their parents' house): peräkammarin poika (english: man) (Finnish), piwniczniak [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-basement-dweller-en-noun-0cNQxOuD Disambiguation of People: 51 49 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of "adult who lives in their parents' house": 94 6
  2. (informal, derogatory, by extension, chiefly Internet slang) A nerd or geek; a person lacking a social life. Tags: Internet, broadly, derogatory, informal Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-basement-dweller-en-noun-bvkHzVNa Disambiguation of People: 51 49

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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