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slugabed

[ sluhg-uh-bed ]

noun

  1. a lazy person who stays in bed long after the usual time for arising.


slugabed

/ ˈ²õ±ôʌɡəˌ²úÉ›»å /

noun

  1. a person who remains in bed through laziness
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of slugabed1

First recorded in 1585–95; slug 1 + abed
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of slugabed1

C16: from slug ( gard ) + abed
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Ackman contends that management complacency has turned ADP into an inefficient corporate slugabed pushing outmoded products that even a top sales force could not sell.

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The notable slugabeds are the San, who in the summer get up an hour after sunrise.

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"The castle won't grow no smaller, I promise you that, only now there'll be fewer hands to tend to it. You lot of slugabeds are going to learn what work is now, yes you are."

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But first the engine has to put up a fight, like a reluctant slugabed refusing to wake up and get on with the day.

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Clearly using two syllables rather than one is just too much effort for slugabed Britons – especially now the sun has been out for a couple of days.

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