deadbeat
See also: dead beat
English edit
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Etymology edit
dead + beat (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
deadbeat (plural deadbeats)
- (derogatory) A lazy or irresponsible person who is often unemployed, often depending upon wealthy or otherwise financially independent people for support.
- 2016 Eric Andrew-Gee Why and how Ontarians change their names in the 21st century The Globe and Mail
- With a few exceptions, all those changes were published in the Ontario Gazette, a little-read compendium of government business that comes out every week. The province requires this by law, as do most Canadian jurisdictions, nominally to thwart fraudsters and deadbeats.
- 2016 Eric Andrew-Gee Why and how Ontarians change their names in the 21st century The Globe and Mail
- A person who defaults on debts.
Synonyms edit
- (lazy person): see Thesaurus:idler
- (person who defaults on debts): shirker, welcher
Translations edit
lazy person, depending upon financially independent people for support
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Adjective edit
deadbeat (not comparable)
- (of an instrument) Having a damped needle that stops without oscillation.
- Defaulting on one's debts.
- Defeated or exhausted.
- (derogatory) Lazy or irresponsible.
- Dead tired.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
exhausted, dead tired
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