单词 | loafery |
释义 | > as lemmasˈloafery ˈloafery n. (a) = loaferism n.; (b) a place where people loaf. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [noun] > place for lounging or loafing lounge1775 loafery1861 1861 Macmillan's Mag. 4 76/1 Encouraging ‘loafery’ by the instances we are going to adduce of Idleness and Scampishness succeeding where Philosophy has failed. 1898 Daily Tel. 10 Feb. 7/3 The Whitechapel Guardians have been considering a proposal to call their workhouse by another name... Perhaps ‘House of Repose’ or ‘The Loaferies’ would be appropriate. 1903 Liberty Rev. July 7 A new trap is set for it—the free loafery at the corner. < as lemmas |
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