Beat
Deadbeat
Deadbeat noun - A lazy person.
How words are described
| typical | typical beat | typical deadbeat |
Both words in one sentence
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In The Treasure of the Sierra Madre after Dobbs and Curtin beat down their deadbeat employer they take only the money owed to them and then leave something on the bar for the drinks and damage.
Source: Paying for the Action Scene - Wim in Monster - his father is a deadbeat alcoholic, so all the neighborhood kids beat up on him for being "trash."
Source: Loser Son of Loser Dad -
His panic is not helped by a newspaper article headlined, "Deadbeat Dad Beat Dead".
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