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work-shy

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Adj.1.work-shy - disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy"
faineant, indolent, slothful, lazy, otiose
idle - not in action or at work; "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind"
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The Street legend, who played work-shy Les Battersby in the soap for 10 years, also told Prestatyn Magistrates Court in North Wales he will plead not guilty to charges of dangerous driving and two charges of drink-driving.
JONES 'BEAT WIFE' CORRIE by The Mirror (London, England)
WHEN a sketch show starts with an appearance by the disgruntled work-shy brother of Santa Claus, refusing to go back on the production line and take his chances with the elves, you know you're in for a surreal half hour.
Surreal world of Mitchell and Webb by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Byline: BOB PICKERSGILL THE contributor in Saturday's Your Shout suggests that "the British taxpayer would have preferred Prince Charles, his parents and his children had actually worked for a living paying tax and National Insurance rather than simply enjoying a work-shy life without making any contribution".
Letter: YOUR SHOUT - Royals pay their way in taxes by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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