Meaning Of The Word Layabout

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layabout
countable noun: If you say that someone is a layabout, you disapprove of them because they do not work and you think they are lazy.

layabout in American English
a loafer; bum
noun: a lazy or idle person; loafer

layabout in British English
noun: a lazy person; loafer
verb: to hit out with violent and repeated blows in all directions

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