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layabout

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lay⋅a⋅bout

  [ley-uh-bout]
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–noun Chiefly British.
a lazy or idle person; loafer.
Origin:
1930–35; n. use of v. phrase lay about, nonstandard var. of lie about
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lay·a·bout   (lā'ə-bout')   
n.  A lazy or idle person; a loafer.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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