workshy

English

Alternative forms

work-shy

Etymology

work +‎ shy

Adjective

workshy (comparative more workshy, superlative most workshy)

(Britain) Disinclined to work; lazy.
Workshy benefits claimants should stop watching daytime television and get a job.

Translations

disinclined to work

Danish: arbejdssky
Dutch: werkschuw (nl), arbeidsschuw (nl)
German: arbeitsscheu (de)

Icelandic: latur til vinnu m, verklatur m, hyskinn m
Spanish: sin oficio ni beneficio
Swedish: arbetsskygg (sv)

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