deadbeat

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English [edit]

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Pronunciation [edit]

  • (UK) IPA: /ˈdɛdbiːt/

Noun [edit]

deadbeat (plural deadbeats)

  1. a lazy person
  2. a person who defaults on his debts

Translations [edit]

lazy person

Adjective [edit]

deadbeat (comparative more deadbeat, superlative most deadbeat)

  1. (of an instrument) having a damped needle that stops without oscillation
  2. defaulting on one's debts
  3. defeated or exhausted
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