1. people who are lazy and avoid work or responsibility
Usage: informal; plural form of layabout

Examples

• The boss complained that half his staff were layabouts who did nothing all day.
• She refused to support the layabouts who wouldn’t even look for jobs.
• The park was full of layabouts lounging on benches instead of working.
• His parents called him and his friends a bunch of layabouts.
• The company fired several layabouts to improve productivity.
• Don’t be such layabouts – there’s plenty of work to be done around here.