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Grammar : Noun
Spell : ley-zee-bohnz
Phonetic Transcription : ˈleɪ ziˌboʊnz



Definition of lazybones

Origin :
  • 1590s, from lazy + plural of bone (n.).
  • noun bum
Example sentences :
  • Was this then the lazybones who had such dreadful headaches at the least bit of work?
  • Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
  • "We were talking about Lazybones, Stuff," said Mrs. Bluehen.
  • Extract from : « The Chickens of Fowl Farm » by Lena E. Barksdale
  • Here, wake up, lazybones, and eat your supper before it gets cold.
  • Extract from : « Sybil Chase » by Ann S. Stephens
  • He don't want to find gold for the king any longer,—the lazybones!
  • Extract from : « The Princess and Curdie » by George MacDonald
  • Come, my dear lazybones, come out and row me about the lake in your boat.
  • Extract from : « The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence » by Eugne Sue
  • Do you want to make an early morning excursion—before Lazybones Helen is roused from her rosy slumbers?
  • Extract from : « Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence » by Alice B. Emerson
  • The lazybones would look at the task set him, saying: “To-morrow,” and would stretch his arms, scratching and yawning.
  • Extract from : « Flemish Legends » by Charles de Coster
  • He therefore called up the stable guards and hurried them with a “Quick, now, you lazybones!”
  • Extract from : « A Little Garrison » by Fritz von der Kyrburg
  • That document informed me that 'Lazybones' was going to make himself useful.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Sir Richard Burton » by Thomas Wright
  • Look, Lazybones, the roads are pretty nearly dry and we couldn't ask for a more wonderful day.
  • Extract from : « The Outdoor Girls at Bluff Point » by Laura Lee Hope

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