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lazy Lawrence

lazy Lawrence noun: a lazy person.

Noun

lazy Lawrence (plural lazy Lawrences)

  1. A lazy person.
    • On the other hand only inveterate loiterers, the Lazy Lawrences of travel, can appreciate the subtler beauties of this woodland world. There are certain sights and sounds not to be caught by hurried observers, […]1902, Matilda Betham-Edwards, East of Paris
    • “Lazy Lawrences” had no kind of a good time under his dominion, and the strap and ferule were not mere ornaments about his throne, but for use: […]Andrew Caughey, quoted in 2013, Verel R. Salmon, Common Men in the War for the Common Man (page 20)

Forms of lazy Lawrence

plurallazy Lawrences
alternative formlazy Laurence

Origin of lazy Lawrence

A reference to a character in Scottish folklore.

Questions about lazy Lawrence

What does lazy Lawrence mean?
Lazy Lawrence means a lazy person.
What part of speech is lazy Lawrence?
Lazy Lawrence is a noun.
What is the plural of lazy Lawrence?
The plural of lazy Lawrence is lazy Lawrences.

Words near lazy Lawrence in the dictionary

  1. lazy jacks
  2. lazy Kate
  3. lazy Kates
  4. lazy Laurence
  5. lazy Laurences
  6. lazy Lawrence
  7. lazy Lawrences
  8. lazy load
  9. lazy lobster
  10. lazy louse
  11. lazy louses

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