casual
A worker who is only working for a company occasionally, not as its permanent employeeA worker who is only working for a company occasionally, not as its permanent employee.
» Tom is trying to act casual.
Meaning
9 senses(Australia, New Zealand, UK)A worker who is only working for a company occasionally, not as its permanent employee.
A worker who is doing a particular type of job temporarily, not as a lifetime career.
A soldier temporarily at a place of duty, usually en route to another place of duty.
(UK, historical)A member of a group of football hooligans who wear expensive designer clothing to avoid police attention; see casual (subculture).
(UK, historical)One who receives relief for a night in a parish to which he or she does not belong; a vagrant in the casual ward.
(derogatory, informal)A player of casual games.
The devs dumbed the game down so the casuals could enjoy it.
(slang)A person whose engagement with media is relaxed or superficial.
(UK, dated)A tramp.
(in the plural)Shoes suitable for everyday use, as opposed to more formal footwear.
Examples
77 sentencesTom is trying to act casual.
Tom is dressed in casual clothing.
We ought to expect some casual visitors.
Tom is trying very hard to be casual.
Tom was dressed in casual clothing.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle French casuel, from Late Latin cāsuālis (“happening by chance”), from Latin cāFrom Middle French casuel, from Late Latin cāsuālis (“happening by chance”), from Latin cāsus (“event”) (English case), from cadere (“to fall”) (whence English cadence).
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