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View synonyms for layabout
layabout
[ ley-uh-bout ]
noun
, Chiefly British.
- a lazy or idle person; loafer.
layabout
/ ˈleɪəˌbaʊt /
noun
- a lazy person; loafer
verb
- old-fashioned.preposition, usually intr or reflexive to hit out with violent and repeated blows in all directions
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Word History and Origins
Origin of layabout1
1930–35; noun use of verb phrase lay about, nonstandard variant of lie about
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Example Sentences
They’re just rich layabouts concocting the perfect crime, something everybody does.
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