What does layabout mean?
Layabout means (slang, informal) A lazy person..
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/ˈleɪəˌbaʊt/ · noun
(slang, informal) A lazy person..
“That’s better. Gilbert Goodie! I should have known it was you. The one-legged layabout. The uni-ped idler. The stumpy skiver. Stealing coins from a wishing well now, are we? You couldn’t make it up!”
Use layabout when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Layabout means (slang, informal) A lazy person..
Common synonyms include bum, loafer, idler, do-nothing.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
“That’s better. Gilbert Goodie! I should have known it was you. The one-legged layabout. The uni-ped idler. The stumpy skiver. Stealing coins from a wishing well now, are we? You couldn’t make it up!”
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