sandbagger

Definition

Someone who deliberately underperforms or withholds effort, or in military training contexts, one who feigns injury or exhaustion to avoid difficult tasks. The art of strategic laziness elevated to tactical doctrine.

Example Usage

Don't be a sandbagger on this ruck march—everyone needs to pull their weight.

Origin

Possibly from the laborious task of filling sandbags, or from poker terminology about hiding one's true abilities

Fun Fact

While despised in military culture, the term has found new life in corporate environments where strategic undercommitment is sometimes rewarded.

Source: Military training and unit culture

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