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slug·a·bed

 (slŭg′ə-bĕd′)
n.
One inclined to stay in bed out of laziness.
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slugabed

(ˈslʌɡəˌbɛd)
n
a person who remains in bed through laziness
[C16: from slug(gard) + abed]
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slug•a•bed

(ˈslʌg əˌbɛd)

n.
a person who habitually rises late.
[1585–95]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.slugabed - a person who stays in bed until a relatively late hour
lie-abed
do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, bum - person who does no work; "a lazy bum"
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slugabed

noun
A self-indulgent person who spends time avoiding work or other useful activity:
bum, drone, fainéant, good-for-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, ne'er-do-well, no-good, sluggard, wastrel.
Informal: do-little, do-nothing, lazybones, slug.
Slang: slouch.
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Translations

slugabed

n → Langschläfer(in) m(f)
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