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she regretted ever asking that layabout to be her roommate, as he created the mess of two people and refused to help with anything
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Marlon's Shorty Meeks is in his 25th year of high school, but has made millions as a layabout live-streamer.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 7 June 2026
When layabout postman Jesper gets assigned to the frozen town of Smeerensburg with an ultimatum to process 6,000 letters, a reclusive toymaker might be his only hope.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 15 May 2026
And typically, Wegmann added, those units are occupied by productive, working adults, not layabouts or career criminals leeching off the system, as the old narrative goes.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Mar. 2026
In Noah Baumbach’s 2007 movie Margot at the Wedding, Jack Black’s character, a would-be painter, former musician, and general layabout named Malcolm, is accused by his fiancée of being competitive with everyone.
—Ryu Spaeth, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2026
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 7 June 2026
When layabout postman Jesper gets assigned to the frozen town of Smeerensburg with an ultimatum to process 6,000 letters, a reclusive toymaker might be his only hope.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 15 May 2026
And typically, Wegmann added, those units are occupied by productive, working adults, not layabouts or career criminals leeching off the system, as the old narrative goes.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Mar. 2026
In Noah Baumbach’s 2007 movie Margot at the Wedding, Jack Black’s character, a would-be painter, former musician, and general layabout named Malcolm, is accused by his fiancée of being competitive with everyone.
—Ryu Spaeth, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Layabout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/layabout. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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