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Ask for help > "ni-ni" = slacker
"ni-ni" = slacker
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abba
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"ni-ni" = slacker
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Hid dear friends!! Today is thelast day of Easter holidays in my area, tomorrow I �m back to work again . Anyway, I was wondering what �s the term in English for the following idea. There �s a word in Spanish, "ni-ni", which referes to people who neiher study nor work and live on their parents income. Is there a word in English that may refer to the same idea? I �ve heard "slacker", but I �m not sure if it is the same. Thanks |
9 Apr 2012
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asungilsanz
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Check this forum:
Hope it helps. |
9 Apr 2012
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ueslteacher
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sponger -
a person who gets money, food, etc. from other people without doing anything for them or offering to pay
parasite - a person who always relies on or benefits from other people and gives nothing back
But it would be great to know some equivalents from native speakers.
Sophia
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9 Apr 2012
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douglas
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In US English I would call them a "bum" -- but don �t do that in BrE, it has a totally different meaning. |
10 Apr 2012
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abba
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Thanks a lot for your help. |
10 Apr 2012
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