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View synonyms for layabout

layabout

[ ley-uh-bout ]

noun

, Chiefly British.
  1. a lazy or idle person; loafer.

layabout

/ ˈleɪəˌbaʊt /

noun

  1. a lazy person; loafer

verb

  1. old-fashioned.
    preposition, usually intr or reflexive to hit out with violent and repeated blows in all directions

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Word History and Origins

Origin of layabout1

1930–35; noun use of verb phrase lay about, nonstandard variant of lie about

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