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basement dwellers

basement dwellers is the plural of basement dweller.

Meaning of basement dweller

Noun

basement dweller (plural basement dwellers)

  1. (derogatory, informal, sometimes) An adult who lives in their parents' house (stereotypically in their basement); often with implications of idleness or social awkwardness.
    • Who Do You Hang With — Basement Dwellers or Penthouse Cheerleaders? It's important to take regular inventory of the people you are surrounding yourself with on a fairly consistent basis.2014, Nicole R. Matthews, Permission!, page 44
  2. (Internet, broadly, derogatory, informal, usually) A nerd or geek; a person lacking a social life.

Questions about basement dwellers

What is basement dwellers the plural of?
Basement dwellers is the plural of basement dweller.

Words near basement dwellers in the dictionary

  1. basement apartment
  2. basement apartments
  3. basement battler
  4. basement battlers
  5. basement dweller
  6. basement dwellers
  7. basement membrane
  8. basement membranes
  9. basement-dweller
  10. basement-dwellers
  11. basement-dwelling

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