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lazybones

[ley-zee-bohnz] / ˈleɪ ziˌboʊnz /


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This apocryphal lazybones is defined by two traits.

From Salon Jan. 14, 2026

The lazybones description of lawmakers came into vogue once again over two decades later.

From Washington Times Oct. 17, 2021

For a lazybones like me, it is nearly perfect.

From New York Times Apr. 10, 2015

“Come on, lazybones, shoe sale today,” he says at one point.

From New York Times Aug. 6, 2012

But even though the reformation was absolute, it mattered little, for each year produces a new crop of lazybones just as it does "lambs" and "suckers."

From George Washington: Farmer by Paul Leland Haworth




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