The word "shaker" is practically not used by modern people. Unless you can hear it from your grandparents, or even read it in classical literature. If you think about the origin, you can understand that the “shaker” is a combination of two words. What we will talk about in the article in more detail.
Who it?
"Oh, you shamelessly shook!" - The word we are analyzing is used only in a negative way. So scornfully call a man, scolding him and condemning. Who is such a shiver, and why did the word get a negative connotation?
A shaker is a person who does not want to do anything. He would "lie on the stove and do not care about the ceiling," as they used to say. The shaker is poorly adapted to work, tries to do everything faster, often it has to be hired. And then our unfortunate person begins to complain about fate, to work badly and annoys others with his endless conversations. I want to send him away, let him sit on the couch in front of the TV, if only he would not spin under his feet.
Versions of the origin of the word
In fact, there are several. And the first question that arises when you see our word: how can you shake your forehead? This has its own hypothesis of origin.
Allegedly, many years ago people were called so stupid, but fervently praying to God. It is not for nothing that there is an expression "make a fool pray to God, he will break his forehead." And according to one version, the shaker makes bows, while his head goes back and forth. Hence the expression went.
However, there is a fat but: the shaker does not like to work, there is no zeal in it. And we are talking about a person praying, which is worth a certain work and considerable. It is unlikely that our lobster can be like that.
The second option is even more interesting. We all know the expression "healthy forehead", which means a physically strong person, such a baby. And the word "lobster" has acquired an ironic connotation, they say the kid is strong, but stupid - shaking with fear.
Synonyms
Let's find synonyms for the word "shaker." Let's start with the oldest and most rude - "fool" or "empty-headed". And we turn to the more known to us, as they are used in speech quite often. One of the synonyms is “lazy person”, followed by “fool”, “slob”, “loafer”, “loafer”, “hangman”, “prankster”, “shalbernik”. The latter is almost impossible to hear or read anywhere.
Conclusion
As we found out, "lobster" is a very offensive name, as they call a lazy and near person. Therefore, when you are going to use this word in relation to anyone, remember its meaning before you call a person like that.