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deadbeat

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dead·beat 1  (ddbt) Slang
n.
1. One who does not pay one's debts.
2. A lazy person; a loafer.
adj.
Not fulfilling one's obligations or paying one's debts: a deadbeat dad.
dead·beat 2  (ddbt)
adj.
Having an indicator that stops without oscillation.
deadbeat
Noun
Informal a lazy or socially undesirable person
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Noun1.deadbeat - someone who fails to meet a financial obligation
defaulter
deadbeat dad - a father who willfully defaults on his obligation to provide financial support for his offspring
debitor, debtor - a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt
deadbeat
noun (Informal), chiefly U.S., Canad. layabout, bum (informal) waster, lounger, piker Austral., N.Z. (slang) sponge (informal) parasite, drone, loafer, slacker (informal) scrounger (informal) skiver Brit. (slang) idler, freeloader (slang) good-for-nothing, sponger (informal) wastrel, bludger Austral., N.Z. (informal) cadger, quandong Austral. (slang)


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