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Layabouts Meaning in English

word · lemma: layabout

ˈleɪəˌbaʊts
LAY-uh-bowts
lˈeɪɐbˌaʊts
LAY-uh-bowts

التعريف

People who avoid work or responsibilities and spend their time doing nothing productive.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

"Layabouts" is informal and sometimes somewhat negative, used to criticize people seen as lazy. Often found in phrases like 'a bunch of layabouts'. Not used to talk about yourself.

جمل نموذجية

The teacher said the layabouts were not helping the group project.

basic

My neighbors think the teenagers are layabouts because they sleep all day.

basic

Those layabouts never clean up after themselves.

basic

Stop acting like layabouts and help set the table, please.

natural

Some people call artists layabouts, but they work very hard.

natural

After lunch, the park is full of layabouts lounging in the sun.

natural