also: さぼりぐせ
habit of skipping out; truancy habit; procrastination habit
Refers to a tendency to avoid responsibilities, skip school/work, or put things off. Often carries a negative, self-critical tone.
His habit of skipping out is hard to fix.
Once you develop a procrastination habit, it affects your work.
Hiragana variant; less common but still seen.
Compound of サボリ (from verb サボる, 'to skip/slack off', itself from French 'sabotage') and 癖 (くせ, 'habit').