Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

never-sweat

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables
nev-er-sweat
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An idle or lazy person.

Australian usage; Canadian usage; American usage; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

From never + sweat.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does never-sweat mean?
An idle or lazy person.
Where does never-sweat come from?
From never + sweat.

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