filthy casual
- noun
- /ˈfɪlθi ˈkæʒuəl/
- Offensive
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casual (despectivo)
- He's just a filthy casual in this game, showing up to play without any real commitment.
Examples
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To answer that question, we brought a filthy casual and a seasoned casual who could probably also stand to take a shower.
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In second place, we have a man who calls himself Sleep the Filthy Casual, and he decides to demonstrate how a wormhole works to you.
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During the tournament, a filthy casual was spotted trying to learn the game while the experts competed.
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She admitted to being a filthy casual, enjoying the activity more for fun than serious competition.
Synonyms
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A person who tries different hobbies without serious learning or commitment
Antonyms
How Committed
Surface Forms
Morphology
filthy + casual
A learner who knows 'filthy' (negative/intensifying) and 'casual' (not serious) can plausibly infer that 'filthy casual' labels someone as very non-serious, so the basic negative sense is compositional. However, the phrase is slangy and culturally specific (especially in gaming) and the derogatory intensifier function of 'filthy' is metaphorical and conventionalized, so the exact pragmatic force and conventional use are not fully predictable without exposure.
Etymology
Filthy casual began as a rude label in game groups when people put filthy, meaning 'dirty or low', together with casual, meaning 'someone who plays for fun'. One popular story says players used it to make fun of people who did not play seriously, so it now means 'someone who takes part only casually, not seriously'.