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deadbeats

noun

Meaning

  1. A lazy and/or irresponsible person who is often unemployed, often depending upon wealthy or otherwise financially independent people for support.
  2. A person who defaults on debts.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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