lazybones

American  

[ley-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

Example Sentences

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

But the lazybones took the shroud, went to the window, opened it, and said: “There, take it.”

From Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore by Ralston, William Ralston Shedden