Layabout
/ˈleɪəˌbaʊt/ noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A lazy person. informal, slang
"“That’s better. Gilbert Goodie! I should have known it was you. The one-legged layabout. The uni-ped idler. The stumpy skiver. Stealing coins from a wishing well now, are we? You couldn’t make it up!”"
- 2 person who does no work wordnet
Example
More examples"My father was a good-for-nothing layabout who sat about on his posterior all day and ate potato chips."
Etymology
From lay + about.