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

See Examples For:

lazybones

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

The old folk could make no objection to this, and so Halvor sat down by the hearth, and began to dig in the ashes, as he used to when he was the lazybones at home.

From The Norwegian Fairy Book by Clara Stroebe