a. Living a care-free, sometimes bohemian, lifestyle, while leaching off of public benefits; typically in a jurisdiction with generous social welfare programs.

b. A lifestyle choice often characterized by employment in low-wage, but otherwise fun positions like teaching surfing, skiing, or snowboarding; typically associated with university student gap years, but also popular with adults who choose to retire early or put their professional career on hold.

c.A trustafarian lifestyle typified by someone who seeks to keep up the appearance of living a meager lifestyle merely for personal or political purposes.
After cashing in his stock options, Joe spent the next few years life bumming around Lake Tahoe, where he tended bar and spend most days on the slopes.
by West is Best September 12, 2009
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