Synonyms
Examples of lounge lizard in a Sentence
a slick lounge lizard in a silk suit
a balding, paunchy lounge lizard whose days and nights of partying were behind him
Recent Examples on the Web
Tiffany Townsend and Bernardo Bermudez bring rich-toned gusto to Idleness and Pleasure, here a couple of louche lounge lizards.
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Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2023
This is a look for a lounge lizard, after all.
—Aleks Cvetkovic, Robb Report, 7 July 2021
He got involved in the music business, sometimes playing lounge lizard takes on Pink Floyd for hotel bars, sometimes playing in bands.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2023
Repo Man, which marked a rare early film appearance by Morris — briefly seen performing with a lounge lizard version of the Circle Jerks in mismatched tuxedos.
—Steve Appleford, SPIN, 27 July 2022
Don’t fall for the slick, dandified cake eater — the unpolished gold of a real man is worth more than the gloss of a lounge lizard.
—Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2021
Some of us experience guilt or stress about that kind of thing, but not your faithful lounge lizard.
—Patia Braithwaite, SELF, 16 Dec. 2020
Democrats have been as willing as Republicans to tango with the rent-reaping lounge lizards.
—Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2019
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Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2023
This is a look for a lounge lizard, after all.
—Aleks Cvetkovic, Robb Report, 7 July 2021
He got involved in the music business, sometimes playing lounge lizard takes on Pink Floyd for hotel bars, sometimes playing in bands.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2023
Repo Man, which marked a rare early film appearance by Morris — briefly seen performing with a lounge lizard version of the Circle Jerks in mismatched tuxedos.
—Steve Appleford, SPIN, 27 July 2022
Don’t fall for the slick, dandified cake eater — the unpolished gold of a real man is worth more than the gloss of a lounge lizard.
—Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2021
Some of us experience guilt or stress about that kind of thing, but not your faithful lounge lizard.
—Patia Braithwaite, SELF, 16 Dec. 2020
Democrats have been as willing as Republicans to tango with the rent-reaping lounge lizards.
—Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2019
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Word History
First Known Use
1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Lounge lizard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lounge%20lizard. Accessed 8 Dec. 2023.
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