layabout

[ley-uh-bout] /ˈleɪ əˌbaʊt/
noun, Chiefly British
1.
a lazy or idle person; loafer.
Origin
1930-35; noun use of verb phrase lay about, nonstandard variant of lie about
British Dictionary definitions for layabout

layabout

/ˈleɪəˌbaʊt/
noun
1.
a lazy person; loafer
verb
2.
(preposition, usually intransitive or reflexive) (old-fashioned) to hit out with violent and repeated blows in all directions
Word Origin and History for layabout
n.

"habitual loafer," 1932, from lay (v.) + about. One who "lays about" the house, etc.

Slang definitions & phrases for layabout

layabout

noun

A lazy person; shirker (1930s+)