lazy bones

Perpetually prone person

Lazy bones is a lighthearted or teasing term for someone who avoids work or physical activity.

It functions as a mild insult, typically used affectionately among friends or family rather than as genuine criticism.

Get up, lazy bones, we've got things to do.

The word treats the entire body as defined by its unwillingness to move, as if the very skeleton refuses exertion.

indolence

slothful

Habitually avoiding exertion

dawdling · shirker · slacker · layabout · do-nothing · couch potato · good-for-nothing · ne'er-do-well · bum · idler

unmotivated

apathetic

Without feeling or concern

lackadaisical · uninspired · disengaged · procrastinator · slacking · half-hearted · indifferent · passive · unenthusiastic · listless

lethargy

fatigue

Weariness from prolonged exertion

sleepiness · somnolence · sluggish · torpor · languor · enervation · drowsy · groggy · heavy-lidded · yawning

relaxed

lounging

Reclining in idleness

chilled · laid-back · kicking back · taking it easy · vegging out · sprawled · lolling · lazing · basking · horizontal

Categories
Opposites
work ethic and industriousness

lazy bonesgo-getter

Ambitious, driven person

hard worker · workaholic · eager beaver · hustler · dynamo

ambition and drive

lazy bonesgo-getter

Ambitious, driven person

high achiever · self-starter · striver · climber · up-and-comer

Family

lazy, bones, lazier, laziest, lazily, laziness, bone, boned, boning

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G