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layabout
noun lay·about \ˈlā-ə-ˌbau̇t\
: a lazy person
Full Definition of LAYABOUT
: a lazy shiftless person : idler
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First Known Use of LAYABOUT
1932
Related to LAYABOUT
- Synonyms
- couch potato, deadbeat, do-nothing, drone, idler, lazybones, loafer, lotus-eater, slouch, slug, slugabed, sluggard
Rhymes with LAYABOUT
all get-out, autoroute, bring about, carryout, carry out, cast about, come about, cutthroat trout, diner-out, down-and-out, duke it out, Eagle Scout, falling-out, figure out, follow out, gadabout, get about, go about, golden trout, gut it out, gutter out, hammer out, have it out, how about, infield out, inside out, just about, knockabout, long-drawn-out, muster out, odd man out, out-and-out, put about, rainbow trout, report out, roundabout, rouseabout, roustabout, runabout, rural route, sauerkraut, set about, speckled trout, spit it out, stirabout, talent scout, turnabout, walkabout, waterspout, water sprout
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