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Forgetful, silly. Born in 1978, Hilversum, The Netherlands. First used by UK-based employees of Philips Telecommunications (employed at Malmesbury in Wiltshire, UK). On a business trip to Philips Telecommunications headquarters, some time between January and April 1978, a colleague of mine arrived in his hotel in Hilversum (The Hilvershof), unpacked his suitcase and found he'd left his briefcase at home. Looking around the hotel room, he located a suitable [plastic bag] and proceeded to use this to carry work-related items to and from work for the duration of his trip. The bag bore the legend "waszak" - the Dutch word(s) for "[laundry bag]". Henceforth, anyone doing anything thoughtless was called "waszak" and a new word entered the [English language].
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