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app slave

app slave noun: a self-employed laborer who provides work for gig economy services, particularly food delivery and rideshare programs.

Noun

app slave (plural app slaves)

  1. (derogatory, humorous) A self-employed laborer who provides work for gig economy services, particularly food delivery and rideshare programs.
    • Oh no the app slave was performing the level of labor commensurate with his pay, what a travesty. Is she ok?2022 October 18, @GothMarxist, Twitter
    • Cities swung to Trump because they are mad that app slaves cost more than they did in 20202024 November 6, @JackPLamb, Twitter

Forms of app slave

pluralapp slaves

Origin of app slave

From app (“a phone application”) + slave.

Questions about app slave

What does app slave mean?
App slave means a self-employed laborer who provides work for gig economy services, particularly food delivery and rideshare programs.
What part of speech is app slave?
App slave is a noun.
What is the plural of app slave?
The plural of app slave is app slaves.

Words near app slave in the dictionary

  1. apozemical
  2. apozems
  3. apozene
  4. apozenes
  5. app
  6. app slave
  7. app slaves
  8. app store
  9. app stores
  10. app wrapper
  11. app wrappers

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