Slang

deadbeat

This page is about the slang term deadbeat

Meaning

a dull, lazy, unreliable person

For example

  • Why do you want to hang around with those deadbeats down at the snooker hall? They're just wasting their lives.

  • Most people who use drugs end up being deadbeats who just get high and lie around for hours doing nothing.

Note:
part of the common collocation "deadbeat dad" meaning a father who refuses to pay child support

Quick Quiz

Her mum says Jenny's new boyfriend is a deadbeat and he's

a. too good for Jenny

b. too much for Jenny

c. not good enough for Jenny
a) too good for Jenny b) too much for Jenny c) not good enough for Jenny

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Contributor: Matt Errey