loiter-sack
loiter-sack noun: a lazy person.
Noun
loiter-sack (plural loiter-sacks)
- A lazy person.
- I maruell I heare no nevves of Dromio, either hee ſlackes the matter, or betrayes his maiſter, I dare not motion anie thing to Stellio, till I knovve vvhat my boy hath don; Ile hunt him out, if the loiterſacke be gone ſpringing into a tauerne, Ile fetch him reeling out.c. 1590 (date written), [John Lyly], Mother Bombie. […], London: […] Thomas Scarlet for Cuthbert Burby, published 1594, →OCLC, Act II, scene ii, signature C3, verso
- Synonyms:
- bum, couch potato, dawdler, deadbeat, dogfucker, do-naught, do-nothing, dosser, idler, idleton
Synonyms of loiter-sack
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Forms of loiter-sack
| plural | loiter-sacks |
|---|---|
| alternative form | loitersack |
| alternative form | loitersacke |
| alternative form | loiter-sacke |
Origin of loiter-sack
From loiter + sack.
Questions about loiter-sack
- What does loiter-sack mean?
- Loiter-sack means a lazy person.
- What part of speech is loiter-sack?
- Loiter-sack is a noun.
- What is the plural of loiter-sack?
- The plural of loiter-sack is loiter-sacks.
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