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LAYABOUT Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of LAYABOUT is a lazy shiftless person : idler. How to use layabout in a sentence. www.merriam-webster.com
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LAYABOUT Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words
Synonyms for LAYABOUT: slug, drone, bum, deadbeat, loafer, idler, snail, sluggard; Antonyms of LAYABOUT: doer, hustler, achiever, comer, self-starter, ... www.merriam-webster.com
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33 Synonyms & Antonyms for LAYABOUT | Thesaurus.com
layabout · beachcomber · deadbeat · do-nothing · good-for-nothing · goof-off · idler · lazybones · loafer · lounger · malingerer · ne'er-do-well · shirker ... www.thesaurus.com
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layabout
layabout (ˈleɪəbaʊt) [f. lay v.1 43 + about adv. 8.] An habitual loafer, idler, or tramp. Also attrib. or as adj.1932 G. S. Moncrieff Café Bar viii. 78 These layabouts were rotters. 1932 S. Pearson To Streets & Back xxiv. 234 The ‘down and outs’ in Hyde Park are permanent ‘layabouts’. 1959 Punch 19 ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Layabout - Etymology, Origin & Meaning
Originating from the phrase "lay about" (1932), habitual loafer means a person who idly lounges or wanders around without purpose. www.etymonline.com
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LAYABOUT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
a person who is unwilling to work. Synonyms bum (PERSON) US informal loafer (LAZY PERSON) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Laziness and lazy people. dictionary.cambridge.org
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layabout
layabout/ˈleɪəbaut; `leəˌbaʊt/ n(Brit infml 口) lazy person who avoids work 懒人; 不务正业的人. 牛津英汉双解词典
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LAYABOUT Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
noun. Chiefly British. a lazy or idle person; loafer. layabout. / ˈleɪəˌbaʊt /. noun. a lazy person; loafer. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged ... www.dictionary.com
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LAYABOUT definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
2 senses: 1. a lazy person; loafer lay about 2. old-fashioned to hit out with violent and repeated blows in all directions.... Click for more definitions. www.collinsdictionary.com
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Layabout - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
a person without employment who makes money by various dubious schemes; goes about smartly dressed and having a good time www.vocabulary.com
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Slacker, layabout or slob? : r/EnglishLearning - Reddit
"layabout" is an old term but it's still occasionally used in the UK. I wouldn't say it's considered archaic here, at any rate. www.reddit.com
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Sandra Gough
She also starred as the mother of layabout Paul Calf (Steve Coogan) in The Paul & Pauline Calf's Video Diaries, and later Coogan's Run. wikipedia.org
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Mr. Chump
Plot Small-town layabout Bill "Scats" Small is a whiz at figuring out the stock market, but he has no money to actually invest in it. wikipedia.org
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schnorrer
schnorrer Jewish. (ˈʃnɒrə(r)) Also shnorrer. [Yiddish var. of G. schnurrer, f. schnurren (slang) to go begging.] A Jewish beggar. Now in extended U.S. use, a beggar, layabout, scrounger, good-for-nothing.1892 Zangwill Childr. Ghetto i. 4 The Schnorrer felt no false shame in his begging. 1899 Daily C... Oxford English Dictionary
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Chalky (comics)
Chalky senior is a friend of Andy Capp, the eponymous layabout character from the cartoon strip featured in the Daily Mirror. wikipedia.org
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