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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
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British Dictionary definitions for lazybones

lazybones
/ (ˈleɪzɪˌbəʊnz) /

noun
informal a lazy person
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