lazy bum

Frequency: 8.025.1 per million words

A derogatory term for a lazy person. Especially common in American English.

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Examples (10)

  • Get up and do something, you lazy bum!
  • My brother is such a lazy bum; he never helps with chores.
  • He used to be a productive employee, but now he's just a lazy bum.
  • Are you going to be a lazy bum all summer, or will you get a job?
  • His father called him a lazy bum and told him to find work.
  • I feel like a lazy bum today; I haven't even gotten out of my pajamas.
  • If you keep sleeping until noon, people will start thinking you're a lazy bum.
  • The manager was tired of his excuses and finally fired the lazy bum.
  • Those lazy bums have been sitting on the couch all day playing video games.
  • She doesn't want to marry a lazy bum who can't hold down a job.