noun

layabout

loafer, slacker

Her son is a complete layabout.

Her son is a complete layabout.

He's just a lazy layabout who won't get a job.

He's just a lazy layabout who won't get a job.

a ((layabout)) a lazy person Her son is a complete layabout.

Synonyms: idler, loafer, shirker; Antonyms: worker, go-getter

A combination of 'lay' and 'about', suggesting someone who just 'lays about' or idles around.

Imagine someone who just 'lays about' all day, doing nothing productive.

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