slugabed
slug·a·bed
slugabed · slugabeds
Langschläfer, Langschläferin, Spätaufsteher, Spätaufsteherin
A lazy person who lies in bed after the usual time for getting upA lazy person who lies in bed after the usual time for getting up; a sluggard.
UK/ˈslʌɡəbɛd/US/ˈslʌɡəˌbɛd/
Meaning
1 sensesA lazy person who lies in bed after the usual time for getting up; a sluggard.
Langschläfer, Langschläferin, Spätaufsteher
a person who stays in bed until a relatively late hour
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
lazy person who lies in bed after the usual time for getting up:
Origin
From slug (“(obsolete) to move slowly or sluggishly; to lie idle”) + abed (“in bed”).From slug (“(obsolete) to move slowly or sluggishly; to lie idle”) + abed (“in bed”).
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Forms
plural: slugabedsSynonyms
52 synonymsbumB2layaboutB2slobC1late risercouch potatodawdlerdeadbeatdogfuckerdo-naughtdo-nothingdosseridleridletonfaineant
Close in meaning
- a person who stays in bed until a relatively late hour:lie-abed