layabout
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layabout
- /ˈleɪəˌbaʊt/
Rhymes with -aʊt
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From lay + about.
noun layabouts
- 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!”
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noun lazy person
| Español | holgazán |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 怠け者 namakemono |
| 中文 | 懶漢 /懒汉 lǎnhàn, 懶鬼 /懒鬼 lǎnguǐ |
| Português | vadio, vagabundo |
| Français | fainéant, glandeur |
| Deutsch | Faulenzer, Tunichtgut, Nichtsnutz |
| Italiano | sfaccendato, perdigiorno |
| Ελληνικά | τεμπέλης tempélis |
| Română | trântor, parazit, leneș |
| Русский | безде́льник bezdélʹnik, лентя́й lentjáj, лежебо́ка ležebóka |
Talk about this word "layabout." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/layabout. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. layabout. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/layabout "layabout." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/layabout.
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@misc{layabout_2026,
title = {layabout},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/layabout},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
