lazy louse

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lazy louse

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From lazy + louse (“a contemptible person”).

noun lazy louses · lazy lice

colloquial, slang, uncommon One who is lazy; a lazy ass. "Lift the body, Phil," I said, "and get going. Don't be a lazy louse." "All right, all right!" [author's italics] He got quickly to his feet and giving Paul a sour look, disappeared through the door of my screened back gallery.
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@misc{lazy_louse_2026,
  title = {lazy louse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lazy%20louse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}