lazybones
[ley-zee-bohnz]
noun (usually used with a singular verb) Informal.
a lazy person.
Origin of lazybones
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Related Words for lazybones
layabout, malingerer, wanderer, wastrel, slouch, waster, good-for-nothing, loafer, idler, deadbeat, do-nothing, slacker, sluggard, shirker, beachcomber, lounger, goof-off, sponger, slugabedExamples from the Web for lazybones
Historical Examples of lazybones
Was this then the lazybones who had such dreadful headaches at the least bit of work?
His MasterpieceEmile Zola
"We were talking about Lazybones, Stuff," said Mrs. Bluehen.
The Chickens of Fowl FarmLena E. Barksdale
Here, wake up, lazybones, and eat your supper before it gets cold.
Sybil ChaseAnn S. Stephens
He don't want to find gold for the king any longer,—the lazybones!
The Princess and CurdieGeorge MacDonald
Come, my dear lazybones, come out and row me about the lake in your boat.
lazybones
noun
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