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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "lazy person, depending upon financially independent people for support",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "vagabundo"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "lazy person, depending upon financially independent people for support",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "parasita"
},
{
"code": "pt",
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"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "lazy person, depending upon financially independent people for support",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "aproveitador"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "tunejadec",
"sense": "lazy person, depending upon financially independent people for support",
"word": "тунеядец"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "darmojed",
"sense": "lazy person, depending upon financially independent people for support",
"word": "дармоед"
},
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "lazy person, depending upon financially independent people for support",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "incumplidor"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "lazy person, depending upon financially independent people for support",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fracasado"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "lazy person, depending upon financially independent people for support",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "holgazán"
}
],
"word": "deadbeat"
}
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"word": "deadbeat dad"
},
{
"word": "deadbeat mom"
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"Defaulting on one's debts."
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{
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"Defeated or exhausted."
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"exhausted",
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"(derogatory) Lazy or irresponsible."
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"Dead tired."
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"Dead tired",
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"tags": [
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "kapnal ot umora",
"sense": "exhausted, dead tired",
"word": "капнал от умора"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "exhausted, dead tired",
"word": "fix und fertig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "exhausted, dead tired",
"word": "völlig erschöpft"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "exhausted, dead tired",
"word": "holtfáradt"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "exhausted, dead tired",
"word": "wykończony"
}
],
"word": "deadbeat"
}
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