How to Pronounce "layabouts"
word
ˈleɪəˌbaʊts
LAY-uh-bowts
lˈeɪɐbˌaʊts
LAY-uh-bowts
Definition
People who avoid work or responsibilities and spend their time doing nothing productive.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈleɪəˌbaʊts
British English
lˈeɪɐbˌaʊts
Simplified Pronunciation
US
LAY-uh-bowts
UK
LAY-uh-bowts
Listen in Context
The teacher said the layabouts were not helping the group project.
My neighbors think the teenagers are layabouts because they sleep all day.
Those layabouts never clean up after themselves.
Stop acting like layabouts and help set the table, please.