My father was a good-for-nothing layabout who sat about on his posterior all day and ate potato chips.
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Layabout
/ˈleɪəˌbaʊt/
Synonyms for "layabout" (13 found)
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Noun(4 words)
Related words (6)
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4 entriesacademic layabouthabitual idlerprofessional idlerprofessional layabout
Collocations
6 entrieshabitual layaboutidle layaboutlayabout lifestylelazy layaboutlocal layaboutprofessional layabout
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“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!”
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