lazybones

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US/ˈleɪziˌboʊnz/

noun

A person who is lazy.

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Meanings

nounlazybones (plural lazybones)
  1. slangA person who is lazy.

    Isn't it time you got up, you lazybones?

    2013, J. M. Coetzee, chapter 16, in The Childhood of Jesus, Melbourne, Australia: The Text Publishing Company, page 145
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    The foremost traveller stopped and called impatiently to his companion. "Come on, can't yer? What a lazybones yer are, Charlotte."

    1838, Boz [pseudonym; Charles Dickens], chapter 42, in Oliver Twist; […], volume (please specify |volume=I, II, or III), London: Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC

    His father thought that there was no doubt some more suitable work to be found for him, for he who should watch hares ought to be light and smart, and no lazybones, and when the hares began to run and fly about, there would be quite another dance than hanging about the house all day doing nothing.

    1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 168

    How long will you lie there, O lazybones? When will you rise from your sleep?

    1989, The Bible (NRSV), Proverbs 6:9

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
idler

Origin

From lazy + bones.

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Translations

Arabic كَسُول, مِكْسَال
  • كَسُول (kasūl)person who is lazy
  • مِكْسَال (miksāl)person who is lazy
  • ضُجَعَة (ḍujaʕa)person who is lazy
  • ضُجْعِيّ (ḍujʕiyy)person who is lazy
Bulgarian хайла́зин, лентя́й
  • хайла́зин (hajlázin)person who is lazy
  • лентя́й (lentjáj)person who is lazy
  • лентя́йка (lentjájka)person who is lazy
  • безде́лник (bezdélnik)person who is lazy
  • безде́лничка (bezdélnička)person who is lazy
  • безде́лница (bezdélnica)person who is lazy
Chinese Mandarin 懶鬼 /懒鬼, 懶骨頭 /懒骨头
  • 懶鬼 /懒鬼 (lǎnguǐ)person who is lazy
  • 懶骨頭 /懒骨头 (lǎngǔtou)person who is lazy
  • 懶人 /懒人 (lǎnrén)person who is lazy
  • 懶蟲 /懒虫 (lǎnchóng)person who is lazy
  • 懶漢 /懒汉 (lǎnhàn)person who is lazy
Czech lenoch, lenoška
  • lenochperson who is lazy
  • lenoškaperson who is lazy
  • lenivecperson who is lazy
Danish dovenlars
  • dovenlarsperson who is lazy
Dutch luierik, luilak
  • luierikperson who is lazy
  • luilakperson who is lazy
  • luiwammesperson who is lazy
  • luie donderperson who is lazy
Estonian laiskvorst, laisk
  • laiskvorstperson who is lazy
  • laiskperson who is lazy
Finnish laiskuri, laiskajaakko
  • laiskuriperson who is lazy
  • laiskajaakkoperson who is lazy
  • laiskamatoperson who is lazy
  • tyhjäntoimittajaperson who is lazy
French flemmard, fainéant
  • flemmardperson who is lazy
  • fainéantperson who is lazy
  • fainéanteperson who is lazy
German Faulpelz, Faultier
  • Faulpelzperson who is lazy
  • Faultierperson who is lazy
  • Faulenzerperson who is lazy
Greek τεμπέλης
  • τεμπέλης (tempélis)person who is lazy
Hungarian semmittevő, naplopó
  • semmittevőperson who is lazy
  • naplopóperson who is lazy
  • mihasznaperson who is lazy
  • lajhárperson who is lazy
  • léhűtőperson who is lazy
Icelandic letingi
  • letingiperson who is lazy
Irish giolla na leisce
  • giolla na leisceperson who is lazy
Italian sfaticato, poltrone
  • sfaticatoperson who is lazy
  • poltroneperson who is lazy
  • pigroneperson who is lazy
  • fannulloneperson who is lazy
  • scansafaticheperson who is lazy
  • sfaccendatoperson who is lazy
Japanese 怠け者, 不精者
  • 怠け者 (namakemono)person who is lazy
  • 不精者 (bushōmono)person who is lazy
Korean 게으름뱅이, 귀차니스트
  • 게으름뱅이 (geeureumbaeng'i)person who is lazy
  • 귀차니스트 (gwichaniseuteu)person who is lazy
Latvian sliņķis, sliņķe
  • sliņķisperson who is lazy
  • sliņķeperson who is lazy
Lithuanian tinginys
  • tinginysperson who is lazy
Māori inukorokoro
  • inukorokoroperson who is lazy
Norwegian Bokmål lathans
  • lathansperson who is lazy
Polish leń, leniuch
  • leńperson who is lazy
  • leniuchperson who is lazy
  • leniwiecperson who is lazy
Portuguese pessoa preguiçosa
  • pessoa preguiçosaperson who is lazy
Romanian pierde-vară, leneș
  • pierde-varăperson who is lazy
  • leneșperson who is lazy
Russian лентя́й, лентя́йка
  • лентя́й (lentjáj)person who is lazy
  • лентя́йка (lentjájka)person who is lazy
  • безде́льник (bezdélʹnik)person who is lazy
  • безде́льница (bezdélʹnica)person who is lazy
  • ло́дырь (lódyrʹ)person who is lazy
  • лежебо́ка (ležebóka)person who is lazy
  • лоботря́с (lobotrjás)person who is lazy
  • лоботря́ска (lobotrjáska)person who is lazy
Slovak leňoch, leňoška
  • leňochperson who is lazy
  • leňoškaperson who is lazy
  • lenivecperson who is lazy
Spanish holgazán, haragán
  • holgazánperson who is lazy
  • haragánperson who is lazy
  • fiacúnperson who is lazy
Swahili lofa
  • lofaperson who is lazy
Swedish latmask, slapptask
  • latmaskperson who is lazy
  • slapptaskperson who is lazy
Tagalog bato ang katawan
  • bato ang katawanperson who is lazy
Tamil சோம்பேறி, சோம்பன்
  • சோம்பேறி (cōmpēṟi)person who is lazy
  • சோம்பன் (cōmpaṉ)person who is lazy
Turkish tembel
  • tembelperson who is lazy
Ukrainian ле́дар, гультя́й
  • ле́дар (lédar)person who is lazy
  • гультя́й (hulʹtjáj)person who is lazy
  • неро́ба (neróba)person who is lazy
  • лотр (lotr)person who is lazy
  • лайда́к (lajdák)person who is lazy
Vietnamese kẻ lười biếng, kẻ biếng nhác
  • kẻ lười biếngperson who is lazy
  • kẻ biếng nhácperson who is lazy
Cite this entry
APA

lazybones. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lazybones

MLA

“lazybones.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lazybones. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lazybones,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lazybones.

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