lazybones

[ ley-zee-bohnz ]

/ ˈleɪ ziˌboʊnz /

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noun (usually used with a singular verb) Informal.

a lazy person.

Nearby words

lazy daisy stitch, lazy eye, lazy guy, lazy susan, lazy tongs, lazybones, laënnec, laënnec's cirrhosis, lb, lb tr, lb.

Origin of lazybones

1580–90 lazy + bone + -s³

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Examples from the Web for lazybones

This means Jump up, lazybones; and take a swim before the sun rises.
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 1|Elizabeth Bisland
"Lazybones," snickered Jimmieboy, as the pillow landed on Fred's curly head.
Bikey the Skicycle and Other Tales of Jimmieboy|John Kendrick Bangs
He therefore called up the stable guards and hurried them with a “Quick, now, you lazybones!”
A Little Garrison|Fritz von der Kyrburg
As thou, false knave, didst swear the whelps in heaven licked the sores of Lazybones, a beggar of old.'
The Cloister and the Hearth|Charles Reade

He don't want to find gold for the king any longer,—the lazybones!
The Princess and Curdie|George MacDonald

British Dictionary definitions for lazybones

lazybones

/ (ˈleɪzɪˌbəʊnz) /

noun

informal a lazy person

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lazybones

noun (usually used with a singular verb) Informal.

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lazybones

noun