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lazybones

[ ley-zee-bohnz ]
/ ˈleɪ ziˌboʊnz /
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noun (usually used with a singular verb)Informal.
a lazy person.
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Origin of lazybones

1580–90 lazy + bone + -s3

Words nearby lazybones

lazuline, lazulite, lazurite, lazy, lazy bed, lazybones, lazy daisy stitch, lazy eye, lazy guy, lazy Susan, lazy tongs
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Words related to lazybones

beachcomber, deadbeat, do-nothing, good-for-nothing, goof-off, idler, layabout, loafer, lounger, malingerer, ne'er-do-well, shirker, slacker, slouch, slugabed, sluggard, sponger, wanderer, waster, wastrel

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British Dictionary definitions for lazybones

lazybones
/ (ˈleɪzɪˌbəʊnz) /
noun
informal a lazy person
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