Tuesday word: Slugabed
Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022
Slugabed (noun)
slug·a·bed [sluhg-uh-bed]
noun
1. a lazy person who stays in bed long after the usual time for arising.
WORDS RELATED TO SLUGABED
beachcomber, deadbeat, do-nothing, good-for-nothing, goof-off, idler, lazybones, loafer, lounger, malingerer, ne'er-do-well, shirker, slacker, slouch, sluggard, sponger, wanderer, waster, wastrel, layabout
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ORIGIN: First recorded in 1585-95; slug + abed
HOW TO USE SLUGABED IN A SENTENCE
"You are no slugabed, St. Quentin," the young councillor called.
HELMET OF NAVARRE|BERTHA RUNKLE
Slugabed (noun)
slug·a·bed [sluhg-uh-bed]
noun
1. a lazy person who stays in bed long after the usual time for arising.
WORDS RELATED TO SLUGABED
beachcomber, deadbeat, do-nothing, good-for-nothing, goof-off, idler, lazybones, loafer, lounger, malingerer, ne'er-do-well, shirker, slacker, slouch, sluggard, sponger, wanderer, waster, wastrel, layabout
See synonyms for slugabed on Thesaurus.com
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1585-95; slug + abed
HOW TO USE SLUGABED IN A SENTENCE
"You are no slugabed, St. Quentin," the young councillor called.
HELMET OF NAVARRE|BERTHA RUNKLE