loiter-sack

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loiter-sack

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From loiter + sack.

noun loiter-sacks · loitersack · loitersacke · loiter-sacke

  1. obsolete A lazy person. I maruell I heare no nevves of Dromio, either hee ſlackes the matter, or betrayes his maiſter, I dare not motion anie thing to Stellio, till I knovve vvhat my boy hath don; Ile hunt him out, if the loiterſacke be gone ſpringing into a tauerne, Ile fetch him reeling out.

    Similar: bum, couch potato, dawdler, deadbeat, dogfucker, do-naught, do-nothing, dosser, idler, idleton, faineant, flaneur

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@misc{loiter_sack_2026,
  title = {loiter-sack},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/loiter-sack},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}