bleester

Definition

Someone with a supernatural ability to arrive exactly after all the hard work is finished, conveniently dodging effort while maintaining plausible deniability. The workplace phantom who materializes only when the moving truck is packed, the project is complete, or the cleaning is done.

Example Usage

Of course Jake is a total bleester—he showed up to help paint the office right as we were putting the brushes away.

Source: Urban Dictionary (https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bleester&defid=574262)

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