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louse around

louse around verb: to slack off; to be lazy or a parasite on others.

Verb

louse around (third-person singular simple present louses around, present participle lousing around, simple past and past participle loused around)

  1. (UK, slang) To slack off; to be lazy or a parasite on others.

Forms of louse around

third-person singular presentlouses around
present participlelousing around
past participleloused around
pastloused around

Questions about louse around

What does louse around mean?
Louse around means to slack off; to be lazy or a parasite on others.
What part of speech is louse around?
Louse around is a verb.
What is the past tense of louse around?
The past tense of louse around is loused around.

Words near louse around in the dictionary

  1. lours
  2. loury
  3. Lous
  4. Lousame
  5. louse
  6. louse around
  7. louse flies
  8. louse fly
  9. louse trap
  10. louse traps
  11. louse up

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