Get to know Layabout better with 2 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like idler or loafer.
Layabout meaning
A lazy person.
Using Layabout
- The main meaning on this page is: A lazy person.
- Useful related words include: idler, loafer, do-nothing, bum.
Context around Layabout
- Average sentence length in these examples: 37.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Layabout
- In this selection, "layabout" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 37.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, smoking and dewey stand out and add context to how "layabout" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include pot smoking layabout ex boyfriend and star and layabout dewey finn. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "layabout" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with layabout
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Jack Black gives the comedy performance of a lifetime as wannabe rock star and layabout Dewey Finn, who poses as a supply teacher at a stuffy private school in order to make some quick cash. (35 words)
It turns out to be more than that, following the friendship between 16-year-old high-school student Mo (Griffin Glick) and his unlikely best friend: 23-year-old Zeke, the pot-smoking, layabout ex-boyfriend of Mo's sister. (40 words)
It turns out to be more than that, following the friendship between 16-year-old high-school student Mo (Griffin Glick) and his unlikely best friend: 23-year-old Zeke, the pot-smoking, layabout ex-boyfriend of Mo's sister. (40 words)
Jack Black gives the comedy performance of a lifetime as wannabe rock star and layabout Dewey Finn, who poses as a supply teacher at a stuffy private school in order to make some quick cash. (35 words)
Example sentences (2)
It turns out to be more than that, following the friendship between 16-year-old high-school student Mo (Griffin Glick) and his unlikely best friend: 23-year-old Zeke, the pot-smoking, layabout ex-boyfriend of Mo's sister.
Jack Black gives the comedy performance of a lifetime as wannabe rock star and layabout Dewey Finn, who poses as a supply teacher at a stuffy private school in order to make some quick cash.