slugabed

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slugabed

/ˈslʌɡəbɛd/ UK
/ˈslʌɡəˌbɛd/ US
/ˈsləɡ-/ US

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From slug (“(obsolete) to move slowly or sluggishly; to lie idle”) + abed (“in bed”).

noun slugabeds · slug-a-bed · sluggabed · slugabug

A lazy person who lies in bed after the usual time for getting up; a sluggard. Why Lambe, why Lady, fie you ſluggabed, / Why Loue I ſay, Madam, ſweeteheart, why Bride: / What not a word, you take your penniworths now, / Sleepe for a weeke, […]
Similar: late riser, bum, couch potato, dawdler, deadbeat, dogfucker, do-naught, do-nothing, dosser, idler, idleton, faineant

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noun lazy person who lies in bed after the usual time for getting up

Français	dormeur, dormeuse, lève-tard
Deutsch	Langschläfer, Langschläferin, Spätaufsteher, Spätaufsteherin
Italiano	dormiglione

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@misc{slugabed_2026,
  title = {slugabed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/slugabed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}