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never-sweat

never-sweat noun: an idle or lazy person.

Noun

never-sweat (plural never-sweats)

  1. (Australia, Canada, US, slang) An idle or lazy person.
    • “If you're planning on drilling your own oil, Ms. McCullough, let me assure you there is no faster way to go bankrupt, and you'll end up living in one of those houses with the niggers and the never-sweats.”2013, Philipp Meyer, The Son, Simon & Schuster, published 2014, page 281

Forms of never-sweat

pluralnever-sweats

Origin of never-sweat

From never + sweat.

Questions about never-sweat

What does never-sweat mean?
Never-sweat means an idle or lazy person.
What part of speech is never-sweat?
Never-sweat is a noun.
What is the plural of never-sweat?
The plural of never-sweat is never-sweats.

Words near never-sweat in the dictionary

  1. never-nude
  2. never-nudes
  3. never-say-die
  4. never-smoker
  5. never-smokers
  6. never-sweat
  7. never-sweats
  8. Never-Trumper
  9. Never-Trumpers
  10. never-was
  11. never-was'er

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