basement dweller
noun1
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:
- Over the years, I had shared the square feet of this office space with other basement dwellers, mostly squirrels and rabbits, and unfortunately a few skunks.2009, Mary Stuever, The Forester's Log: Musings from the Woods:
2
Internet, Broadly, Derogatory, Informal, Usually A nerd or geek; a person lacking a social life.
- Derived terms
- basement-dwelling
- Related terms
- cellar dweller, failure to launch, hikikomori, neckbeard, NEET