lazybones

American  

[lay-zee-bohnz] / ˈleɪ ziˌboʊnz /

noun

(usually used with a singular verb)

1. a lazy person.

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lazybones British  

/ ˈleɪzɪˌbəʊnz /

noun

1. informal a lazy person

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Etymology

Origin of lazybones

1580–90 lazy + bone + -s ³

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Example Sentences

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lazybones

This apocryphal lazybones is defined by two traits.

From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2026

The lazybones description of lawmakers came into vogue once again over two decades later.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 17, 2021

For a lazybones like me, it is nearly perfect.

From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2015

“Come on, lazybones, shoe sale today,” he says at one point.

From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2012

"Yes, that's it—to eat, drink, sleep, and amuse yourself with fishing, like a lazybones."

From Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 by Eugène Sue

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