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lounge lizard

lounge liz·ard
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lounj liz-erd]
    • /laʊndʒ ˈlɪz ərd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lounj liz-erd]
    • /laʊndʒ ˈlɪz ərd/

Definitions of lounge lizard words

  • noun lounge lizard a foppish man who frequents bars, cafés, hotel lounges, etc., with or in search of women. 1
  • noun lounge lizard a sponger; scrounger; parasite. 1
  • noun lounge lizard an idle frequenter of places where rich or prominent people gather 0
  • noun lounge lizard an indolent, pleasure-seeking man who frequents lounges, nightclubs, etc. where rich people or socialites gather 0
  • noun lounge lizard (Jazz-age or flapper slang) An idler or pleasure-seeker; a person who spends considerable time loitering in bars and cocktail lounges. 0
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Origin of lounge lizard

First appearance:

before 1910
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15

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Parts of speech for Lounge lizard

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Lounge lizard

lounge lizard popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for lounge lizard

noun lounge lizard

  • freeloader — to take advantage of others for free food, entertainment, etc.
  • cadger — a person who cadges
  • moocher — to borrow (a small item or amount) without intending to return or repay it.
  • sponger — a person or thing that sponges.
All 4 Synonyms of lounge lizard

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