dropout
noun
[ ˈdrɒpaʊt ]
• a person who has abandoned a course of study or who has rejected conventional society to pursue an alternative lifestyle.
• "a college dropout"
Similar:
beatnik,
hippy,
bohemian,
nonconformist,
free spirit,
avant-gardist,
rebel,
misfit,
outsider,
loner,
eccentric,
idler,
layabout,
loafer,
lounger,
good-for-nothing,
freak,
oddball,
deadbeat,
waster,
bum,
bad boy,
• the restarting of play with a drop kick.
• a momentary loss of recorded audio signal or an error in reading data on a magnetic tape or disk, usually due to a flaw in the coating.
• a U-shaped slot at the end of a fork or stay on a bicycle, made to receive the axle and enabling the wheel to be changed rapidly.
