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- n. An idle person.
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nincompoop, pettyfoggery, gaberlunzie, cattywampus, weisenheimer, katzenjammer, hecklephone, loblolly, carriwitchet, flibbertyjibbet, hornswoggle, thimblerigger and 159 more...
dhuber http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-sco3.htm
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“Good-morrow, Master Richard!” hailed the man, in a voice that matched his person. “What! not abroad yet, thou bed-worm, thou scobberlotcher!” and leaning down rolled a snowball in his massive hands, but desisted at the last moment from throwing it at Dick’s window lest it should enter by mistake the adjoining room, where his father and mother slept; and flung it instead with great shrewdness at Sally, the pretty serving-maid, who was sweeping the snow away from the top flight of broad front steps."
Dick Willoughby, by Cecil Day Lewis, 1933. Jun 2, 2011
reesetee According to WWFTD, 3/13/08, an idler. Also "scobolotcher."
Mar 14, 2008