lazybones

la·zy·bones

[ley-zee-bohnz]
noun ( usually used with a singular verb ) Informal.
a lazy person.

Origin:
1580–90 lazy + bone + -s3

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lazybones (ˈleɪzɪˌbəʊnz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
informal a lazy person

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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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lazybones definition


  1. n.
    a lazy person. : I'm just a lazybones, but I don't eat much.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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