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slugabed

[ sluhg-uh-bed ]
/ ˈslʌg əˌbɛd /
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noun

a lazy person who stays in bed long after the usual time for arising.

RELATED WORDS

waster, wanderer, wastrel, malingerer, slouch, lazybones, good-for-nothing, loafer, idler, deadbeat, do-nothing, slacker, sluggard, shirker, beachcomber, lounger, goof-off, sponger, layabout

Nearby words

sludging, sludgy, slue, sluff, slug, slugabed, slugfest, sluggard, sluggardly, slugger, slugging average

Origin of slugabed

First recorded in 1585–95; slug1 + abed
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Examples from the Web for slugabed

  • "You are no slugabed, St. Quentin," the young councillor called.

    Helmet of Navarre|Bertha Runkle

British Dictionary definitions for slugabed

slugabed

/ (ˈslʌɡəˌbɛd) /

noun

a person who remains in bed through laziness

Word Origin for slugabed

C16: from slug (gard) + abed
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