lazybones

[ ley-zee-bohnz ]

noun

, (usually used with a singular verb)

1. a lazy person.

lazybones

/ ˈleɪzɪˌbəʊnz /

noun

1. informal.
   a lazy person

Word History and Origins

Origin of lazybones¹

1580–90 lazy + bone + -s ³

Example Sentences

And what did all you lazybones achieve?

From Slate

He grunted with every step, heading for his cart, and hollered, “Get up, lazybones!”

From Literature

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

From Washington Times

“Lazybones/sleepin’ in the sun/How you spect to get your day’s work done?/

From New York Times

Never get your day’s work done/Sleepin’ in the noonday sun …” An old Southern diddy famously crooned by her favorite baritone, Paul Robeson Jr., “Lazybones” was my grandmother’s signature taunt for me to finish my chores, which invariably included searching the roadside for pretty stones to decorate her never-quite-finished rock garden.

From New York Times