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Vinony

layabout

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈleɪəˌbaʊt/

noun

Etymology: From lay + about.

  1. A lazy person.

    ““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!””