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loused around

loused around is the simple past and past participle of louse around.

Meaning of louse around

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.

Questions about loused around

What is loused around the simple past and past participle of?
Loused around is the simple past and past participle of louse around.

Words near loused around in the dictionary

  1. louse up
  2. louse-ridden
  3. louseberry
  4. louseborne
  5. loused
  6. loused around
  7. loused up
  8. lousefish
  9. lousefishes
  10. louseless
  11. louselike

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