deadbeat

  • 41deadbeat — dead|beat [ ded,bit ] noun count INFORMAL 1. ) AMERICAN someone who tries to avoid paying money that they owe 2. ) someone who is lazy and does not want to achieve anything in life …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 42deadbeat — n a. a poor or homeless person b. a penniless scrounger, a freeloader c. a worthless or stupid person All these senses derive from a 19th cen tury Americanism in which dead means completely and beat is not exhausted but a loafer or hobo …

    Contemporary slang

  • 43deadbeat — n. loser, lazy person, loafer; one who doesn t pay his debts adj. tired, exhausted …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 44deadbeat — adjective 1》 (dead beat) informal completely exhausted. 2》 (of a mechanism) without recoil. noun informal 1》 an idle or feckless person. 2》 N. Amer. a person who tries to evade paying debts …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 45deadbeat — /ˈdɛdbit / (say dedbeet) Colloquial –noun 1. someone down on their luck; vagrant. –adjective 2. of or relating to the life of a vagrant. {US (1860s) …

  • 46deadbeat — Slang term for one who fails to pay his debts …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 47deadbeat — Slang term for one who fails to pay his debts …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 48deadbeat dad — a father who neglects his responsibilities as a parent, esp. one who does not pay child support to his estranged wife. [1975 80] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 49"D" Is for Deadbeat —   …

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  • 50Scott Montieth — Deadbeat is the stage name of Scott Montieth, a Canadian electronica musician. Originally from Kitchener, Ontario, Montieth currently works and lives in Berlin. In addition to his recordings as Deadbeat, Montieth also performs with Steve Beaupré… …

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