Slugabed: meaning, definitions and examples

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slugabed

 

[ หˆslสŒษกษ™หŒbษ›d ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

lazy person

A slugabed is a lazy person who stays in bed late in the morning.

Synonyms

idler, loafer, lounger

Examples of usage

  • He's such a slugabed, he never gets up before noon.
  • Don't be a slugabed, get up and start your day!
Context #2 | Noun

obsolete term

In the past, a slugabed was also a bedridden person, especially due to illness or injury.

Synonyms

bedridden, invalid

Examples of usage

  • The slugabed was unable to leave his bed for weeks.
  • She cared for her slugabed grandmother with love and patience.

Translations

Translations of the word "slugabed" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น preguiรงoso

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค†เคฒเคธเฅ€ เคตเฅเคฏเค•เฅเคคเคฟ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Faulpelz

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ pemalas

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะปะตะดะฐั€

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ leniuch

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆ€ ใ‘่€… (namakemono)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท paresseux

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ holgazรกn

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท tembel

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ฒŒ์œผ๋ฆ„๋ฑ…์ด (geureumbang-i)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ูƒุณูˆู„

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ lenoch

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ lenivec

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆ‡’้ฌผ (lวŽnguว)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ lenoba

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ letingi

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะถะฐะปา›ะฐัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ–แƒแƒ แƒ›แƒแƒชแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ tษ™nbษ™l

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ holgazรกn

Etymology

The term 'slugabed' originated in the Middle Ages and was used to describe someone who lingered in bed past the usual time for waking up. The word combines 'slug' (meaning lazy or sluggish) and 'bed'. Over time, the meaning evolved to refer to a lazy person in general. In earlier times, it was also used to describe someone confined to bed due to illness or injury.

See also: slug, sluggard, slugger, sluggish.