dead beat

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Noun

dead beat noun

A lazy and/or irresponsible person who is often unemployed, often depending upon wealthy or otherwise financially independent people for support.
A person who defaults on debts.

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shirker welcher deadender dead-leg lazy-ass lazyass baby-daddy dead-name dead name babydaddy deadend sluggabed deadweight left-behind lallygagger lame-duck drop-out lame-o

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