laid-back

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See also: laidback and laid back

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From U.S. slang (circa 1950s).

Presumably originally a metaphor — literally, "sitting in a tilted-back chair", a relaxed posture of low defensive readiness.

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laid-back (comparative more laid-back, superlative most laid-back)

  1. relaxed and easy-going; an absence of stress or worry

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