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Lackadaisical: showing no interest or energy

The adjective comes from the old exclamation lackadaisy, and it describes anyone showing no interest, vigor, determination or enthusiasm; it is not a compliment.

At a glance

  • First reported by en.wiktionary.org: “lackadaisical”.
  • Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at 3:47 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock.

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What BBN said about it

  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorLackadaisical. Lak. Uh. Day. Zih. Kul. It means showing no interest, energy or enthusiasm.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIn a sentence: the committee gave a lackadaisical vote on the parking plan.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOh, I love that word. Every episode of my podcast is lackadaisically produced, and I only ever start recording after I've finished.

  4. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt means nobody on your podcast wants to be there. That includes the listeners, both of them.

  5. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNo, Hank, you read the news in a lackadaisical way, and I mean that as the highest compliment.

  6. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat's the most accurate review of my career I've ever gotten. And she thinks it's a compliment.

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