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"Slacker" was the preferred term during the two World Wars.
"Alimony dodger" was a very common term in the Era, used to describe a man who went to considerable lengths to welsh on his court-ordered obligations following a divorce case. A certain Brooklyn relief pitcher was caught for doing this in the 1940s, and there was much snickering at the case of the "Dodger Alimony Dodger."
The most famous alimony dodger of the Era, however, was a Bronx con man named Lester Kroll -- who formed "The Institute of Marital Relations," changed his name to John J. Anthony, and spent the better part of the forties as a national radio celebrity, dishing out advice to troubled married couples. Takes one to know one.
"Alimony dodger" was a very common term in the Era, used to describe a man who went to considerable lengths to welsh on his court-ordered obligations following a divorce case. A certain Brooklyn relief pitcher was caught for doing this in the 1940s, and there was much snickering at the case of the "Dodger Alimony Dodger."
The most famous alimony dodger of the Era, however, was a Bronx con man named Lester Kroll -- who formed "The Institute of Marital Relations," changed his name to John J. Anthony, and spent the better part of the forties as a national radio celebrity, dishing out advice to troubled married couples. Takes one to know one.