lazy dog

Unmotivated pet pooch

A lazy dog is one that lacks energy or motivation, content to sleep rather than play or work.

The phrase appears most famously in the typing exercise "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog," which contains every letter of the alphabet.

He's such a lazy dog—won't even get up to greet you at the door.

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trope · inactive · slothful · idiom · archetype · pangram · typing test · humor · stereotype · proverb · caricature · fable · couch potato · unmotivated · typography · lethargic · slacker · procrastinator

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Opposites
activity level and work ethic

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Vigilant protective canine

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working function

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Dog bred for tasks

working breed · service dog · police dog · herding dog · sled dog

Family

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G