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lazybones en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈleɪziˌboʊnz/ (General-American)

Etymology

From lazy + bones.

Meanings

1. (slang) A person who is lazy.
   • His father thought that there was no doubt some more suitable work to be found for him, for he who should watch hares ought to be light and smart, and no lazybones, and when the hares began to run and fly about, there would be quite another dance than hanging about the house all day doing nothing. 1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 168:
   • The foremost traveller stopped and called impatiently to his companion. "Come on, can't yer? What a lazybones yer are, Charlotte." 1838, Boz [pseudonym; Charles Dickens], chapter 42, in Oliver Twist; […], volume (please specify |volume=I, II, or III), London: Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC:
   • Isn't it time you got up, you lazybones? 2013, J. M. Coetzee, chapter 16, in The Childhood of Jesus, Melbourne, Australia: The Text Publishing Company, page 145:
   • How long will you lie there, O lazybones? When will you rise from your sleep? 1989, The Bible (NRSV), Proverbs 6:9:

Forms

Translations (136)

pl leń (person who is lazy) · sk lenivec (person who is lazy) · be гульта́й (person who is lazy) · uk ле́дар (person who is lazy) · tl bato ang katawan (person who is lazy) · uk лайда́к (person who is lazy) · bg безде́лничка (person who is lazy) · ky жалкоо (person who is lazy) · sh lénčina (person who is lazy) · nb lathans (person who is lazy) · bg лентя́й (person who is lazy) · bg лентя́йка (person who is lazy) · tr tembel (person who is lazy) · ru лежебо́ка (person who is lazy) · hu lajhár (person who is lazy) · hy ծույլ (person who is lazy) · ru лоботря́с (person who is lazy) · lv sliņķe (person who is lazy) · kk еріншек (person who is lazy) · ar كَسُول (person who is lazy) · hy թամբալ (person who is lazy) · ru лентя́йка (person who is lazy) · uz dangasa (person who is lazy) · hu naplopó (person who is lazy) · it pigrone (person who is lazy) · is letingi (person who is lazy) · sl brezdelnež (person who is lazy) · nl luiwammes (person who is lazy) · fi laiskajaakko (person who is lazy) · sw lofa (person who is lazy) · mk излежувач (person who is lazy) · ta சோம்பேறி (person who is lazy) · ar مِكْسَال (person who is lazy) · ta சோம்பன் (person who is lazy) · pdt Schlosäwendoot (person who is lazy) · it sfaticato (person who is lazy) · nl luilak (person who is lazy) · fr flemmard (person who is lazy) · pl leniwiec (person who is lazy) · sk leňoch (person who is lazy) · ru лоботря́ска (person who is lazy) · sl brezdelnica (person who is lazy) · gl preguiceiro (person who is lazy) · mk ајљаз (person who is lazy) · lv sliņķis (person who is lazy) · fi laiskuri (person who is lazy) · mk безделник (person who is lazy) · cs lenoška (person who is lazy) · cmn 懶骨頭 /懒骨头 (person who is lazy) · mk безделница (person who is lazy) · es fiacún (person who is lazy) · fr fainéant (person who is lazy) · de Faulpelz (person who is lazy) · be лотр (person who is lazy) · fi laiskamato (person who is lazy) · nrf bat-les-banques (person who is lazy) · nrf scoltcheux (person who is lazy) · ru ло́дырь (person who is lazy) · el τεμπέλης (person who is lazy) · mi inukorokoro (person who is lazy) · ga giolla na leisce (person who is lazy) · it poltrone (person who is lazy) · be ло́дар (person who is lazy) · bg безде́лница (person who is lazy) · ja 怠け者 (person who is lazy) · gl nugallán (person who is lazy) · it fannullone (person who is lazy) · lt tinginys (person who is lazy) · sk leňoška (person who is lazy) · sv slapptask (person who is lazy) · ru лентя́й (person who is lazy) · bg хайла́зин (person who is lazy) · tg бекорхӯҷа (person who is lazy) · sv latmask (person who is lazy) · it sfaccendato (person who is lazy) · uk гультя́й (person who is lazy) · uz yalqov (person who is lazy) · alt јалку кижи (person who is lazy) · de Faultier (person who is lazy) · cmn 懶漢 /懒汉 (person who is lazy) · et laiskvorst (person who is lazy) · vi kẻ biếng nhác (person who is lazy) · ro pierde-vară (person who is lazy) · ru безде́льник (person who is lazy) · hu léhűtő (person who is lazy) · ka უსაქმური (person who is lazy) · fr fainéante (person who is lazy) · es haragán (person who is lazy) · sh лије́нчина (person who is lazy) · uz soyaparvar (person who is lazy) · sq dembel (person who is lazy) · gl langrán (person who is lazy) · uk лотр (person who is lazy) · be лянцю́х (person who is lazy) · cmn 懶人 /懒人 (person who is lazy) · uk неро́ба (person who is lazy) · tg дангоса (person who is lazy) · bg безде́лник (person who is lazy) · sh ле́нчина (person who is lazy) · sq përtac (person who is lazy) · ko 게으름뱅이 (person who is lazy) · ru безде́льница (person who is lazy) · pt pessoa preguiçosa (person who is lazy) · da dovenlars (person who is lazy) · ar ضُجَعَة (person who is lazy) · vi kẻ lười biếng (person who is lazy) · uz ishyoqmas (person who is lazy) · cmn 懶蟲 /懒虫 (person who is lazy) · alt јалку (person who is lazy) · pl leniuch (person who is lazy) · uz tanbal (person who is lazy) · sh lijénčina (person who is lazy) · mk мрзливко (person who is lazy) · az avara (person who is lazy) · kk жалқау (person who is lazy) · cs lenivec (person who is lazy) · de Faulenzer (person who is lazy) · ko 귀차니스트 (person who is lazy) · nrf faîniant (person who is lazy) · cmn 懶鬼 /懒鬼 (person who is lazy) · nl luie donder (person who is lazy) · cs lenoch (person who is lazy) · it scansafatiche (person who is lazy) · hu semmittevő (person who is lazy) · hu mihaszna (person who is lazy) · ar ضُجْعِيّ (person who is lazy) · es holgazán (person who is lazy) · ja 不精者 (person who is lazy) · ro leneș (person who is lazy) · az tənbəl (person who is lazy) · gl lacazán (person who is lazy) · tg танбал (person who is lazy) · fi tyhjäntoimittaja (person who is lazy) · et laisk (person who is lazy) · nrf boltaithe (person who is lazy) · nl luierik (person who is lazy)