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layabout

American  
[ley-uh-bout] / ˈleɪ əˌbaʊt /

noun

Chiefly British.

  1. a lazy or idle person; loafer.

layabout British  
/ ˈleɪəˌbaʊt /

noun

  1. a lazy person; loafer

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verb

  1. old-fashioned (preposition, usually intr or reflexive) to hit out with violent and repeated blows in all directions

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Etymology

Origin of layabout

1930–35; noun use of verb phrase lay about, nonstandard variant of lie about

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