ぐうたら

ぐうたら
na-adjective, noun
lazy; idle; good-for-nothing
informalpersonalitydescriptive
1. lazy; idle; slovenly
Describes a person who is habitually lazy and makes no effort, or such behavior. As a noun it refers to such a person. Colloquial and mildly critical in tone.
弟(おとうと)は本当(ほんとう)にぐうたらだ。
My little brother is really lazy.
休(やす)みの日(ひ)は一日中(いちにちじゅう)ぐうたらしている。
On my days off I laze around all day.
学生(がくせい)時代(じだい)はぐうたらだったが、就職(しゅうしょく)してから人(ひと)が変(か)わったように働(はたら)くようになった。
He was a lazybones in his student days, but after getting a job he started working as if he were a different person.

Colloquial word for a habitually lazy person or lazy behavior. Used as a な-adjective (ぐうたらな人(ひと)) or as a noun.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 怠(なま)け者(もの): lazy person — neutral-to-critical, more common in writing
  • ものぐさ: someone who finds everything too much trouble — emphasizes not bothering rather than general idleness

Related Words

Compare: 怠(なま)け者(もの) (lazy person)
Compare: ものぐさ (someone who finds everything too much…)
Compare: ごろごろ (rumbling)
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