layabout

[ ley-uh-bout ]

noun

, Chiefly British.

1. a lazy or idle person; loafer.

layabout

/ ˈleɪəˌbaʊt /

noun

1. a lazy person; loafer

verb

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of layabout¹

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

Example Sentences

They’re just rich layabouts concocting the perfect crime, something everybody does.

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