Keener (English Slang Expression) | Learn American English in 1 Minute a Day

Keener is a funny way to describe somebody who loves to study or work very hard at something. It's the opposite of lazy. Watch the video to find out everything you need to know about it. Keener definition = describes someone who is the opposite of lazy. Keener examples: "You already finished all the readings? You're such a keener!" "You can tell the new girl is a keener, she knew so much about this weeks lecture!" --------------------------------------------------- More English slang expressions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQAxfWqMtB0 -------------------------------------------------- Want to find out more? Check out: https://eslspeaking.org/american-english-slang/ American English Slang: https://amzn.to/3oo2OYB https://www.facebook.com/eslspeaking https://www.pinterest.ca/eslspeaking/ #learningenglishwithjackie #learnenglish #englishslang #slangwords #slang #englishclass101 #englishforeveryone ----------------------------------------------- Learn English here: https://eslspeaking.org/category/learn-english/ ---------------------------------------------- More English slang from @Learn English With TV Series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxbEna_I7PM ---------------------------------------------- Transcript for keener: Hi everybody, it's jackie from esleaking.org. So today's slang is keener. Keener is the opposite of a slacker. A keener is someone who does very well in school. They answer all the questions that the teacher asks. They're always studying and they get maybe A's or A-pluses in their classes. Some examples: - I was a keener in high school. I got very good grades. - My daughter is such a keener. She's always studying. I love it. It's perfect. A keener is kind of like, it's not a very negative word but it's also not really positive. It's kind of someone who studies maybe too much but is that a bad thing? I'm not sure. Anyway, if you say, Oh you're a keener. It's also a little bit negative. It's not entirely positive so be careful.