Meanings
plural lazy Lawrences · alternative lazy Laurence
- A lazy person.
“Lazy Lawrences” had no kind of a good time under his dominion, and the strap and ferule were not mere ornaments about his throne, but for use: […]
Andrew Caughey, quoted in 2013, Verel R. Salmon, Common Men in the War for the Common Man (page 20)1 more example
On the other hand only inveterate loiterers, the Lazy Lawrences of travel, can appreciate the subtler beauties of this woodland world. There are certain sights and sounds not to be caught by hurried observers, […]
1902, Matilda Betham-Edwards, East of Paris
Origin
A reference to a character in Scottish folklore.
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lazy Lawrence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lazy%20Lawrence
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