laid-back

Meaning

Adjective

relaxed and easy-going; an absence of stress or worry

Origin

From U.S. slang (circa 1950s)
Presumably originally a metaphor — literally, "sitting in a tilted-back chair", a relaxed posture of low defensive readiness.

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