Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lazybones

/ˈleɪziˌboʊnz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables: lazy-bones
IPA: /ˈleɪziˌboʊnz/

23

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who is lazy.

Slang

Example Sentences

"The foremost traveller stopped and called impatiently to his companion. "Come on, can't yer? What a lazybones yer are, Charlotte.""
"His father thought that there was no doubt some more suitable work to be found for him, for he who should watch hares ought to be light and smart, and no lazybones, and when the hares began to run and fly about, there would be quite another dance than hanging about the house all day doing nothing."
"How long will you lie there, O lazybones? When will you rise from your sleep?"
"Isn't it time you got up, you lazybones?"

Etymology

From lazy + bones.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈleɪziˌboʊnz/

Usage

Slang

Questions

How do you pronounce lazybones?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈleɪziˌboʊnz/.
What does lazybones mean?: A person who is lazy.
Where does lazybones come from?: From lazy + bones.

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