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as in dude
a man extremely interested in his clothing and personal appearance
a slick lounge lizard in a silk suit
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as in womanizer
a man given to seducing women
a balding, paunchy lounge lizard whose days and nights of partying were behind him
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Recent Examples of lounge lizard
Playing the lounge lizards, slotwads, goombahs and corrup-tos, the supporting cast members are terrific.
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Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 22 Nov. 2025
Reading is not simply the lazy pleasure of a lounge lizard.
—Big Think, 19 Mar. 2025
With acid jazz tracks filled with brass horns and lounge lizard rhythm, many found the score counterintuitive to the game’s decidedly epic moment-to-moment action.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2024
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
Tiffany Townsend and Bernardo Bermudez bring rich-toned gusto to Idleness and Pleasure, here a couple of louche lounge lizards.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 20 Feb. 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
This is a look for a lounge lizard, after all.
—Aleks Cvetkovic, Robb Report, 7 July 2021
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
Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 22 Nov. 2025
Reading is not simply the lazy pleasure of a lounge lizard.
—Big Think, 19 Mar. 2025
With acid jazz tracks filled with brass horns and lounge lizard rhythm, many found the score counterintuitive to the game’s decidedly epic moment-to-moment action.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2024
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
Tiffany Townsend and Bernardo Bermudez bring rich-toned gusto to Idleness and Pleasure, here a couple of louche lounge lizards.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 20 Feb. 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
This is a look for a lounge lizard, after all.
—Aleks Cvetkovic, Robb Report, 7 July 2021
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lounge lizard
Noun
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Sure, Ian and Rachel are making eyes at each other, but mostly, there is pus coming out of a dude’s arm.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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The latter is a direct shot at sexist record industry insiders, and some older dudes who come to their shows just to leer at them.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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Kudos to Gosling, though, for making the skinny-suit-wearing womanizer Jacob more than just an exceptionally sculpted torso.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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The brothers, their lawyers conceded, were womanizers.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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The 32-year-old Opa-locka native went so far as to write a letter to Judge Arun Subramanian requesting leniency before her former beau’s sentencing.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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The song comes alongside a video, shot by Michael Grant, which features a beaming Bey cozied up with an apparent beau in a bucket hat.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
19 Mar. 2026
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But her lover, the increasingly controlling and unhinged army corporal Don José, is gradually dimished to lurking in the shadows and hiding in crowds.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Her lover, Cavaradossi, is accused of helping an enemy of the state, and is framed by a corrupt and violent police chief, Baron Scarpia.—
Courtney Lewis,
Florida Times-Union,
28 Mar. 2026
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The original dandy—most famously embodied by figures like Beau Brummell in 18th-century Britain—was a man whose primary purpose was to stand out by being impeccably groomed and dressed.—
Ty Gaskins,
Vogue,
29 Apr. 2025
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Buy the Book From Beau Brummell to Emily Adams Bode, The Men’s Fashion Book documents over 200 years of fashion history by spotlighting the people and brands that have shaped the world of menswear.—
WSJ,
WSJ,
1 Oct. 2021
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Don Juan Moore/Getty Images To get ahead of the issue, the Federal Aviation Administration has issued a ban on all drone flights over the Super Bowl, which has been classified by the federal government as a top special event that merits extensive interagency support.—
Anna Schecter,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Don Juan Moore | Getty Images The Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots aren’t the only ones squaring off this weekend.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2026
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Melvin Combs, the dark-skinned, pretty boy with the toothy, megawatt smile, was a co-conspirator in a case that would send some members of his crew to prison for up to 12 years.—
Aliya S. King,
VIBE.com,
6 Dec. 2025
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This was the last time Leo would try to headline a big-budget movie still looking like the pretty boy of Titanic; after this, his next four films were for either Martin Scorsese or Steven Spielberg.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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The wolf is humility and the turtle is truth.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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Further, forcing suburban commuter cities to sit at the table with the city of San Diego controlling 42 of 100 votes on the SANDAG board is like two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.—
John Franklin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Lounge lizard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lounge%20lizard. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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