"never-sweat" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-never-sweat.ogg [Australia] Forms: never-sweats [plural]
Etymology: From never + sweat. Etymology templates: {{m|en|never}} never, {{m|en|sweat}} sweat Head templates: {{en-noun}} never-sweat (plural never-sweats)
  1. (slang, chiefly Canada, US, Australia) An idle or lazy person. Tags: Australia, Canada, US, slang
    Sense id: en-never-sweat-en-noun-Nlnk8KF6 Categories (other): American English, Australian English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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