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slugabed

slu·ga·bed

UK/ˈslʌɡəbɛd/ US/ˈslʌɡəˌbɛd/ uncommon

noun

1.

a person who stays in bed until a relatively late hour

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Origin

From slug (“(obsolete) to move slowly or sluggishly; to lie idle”) + abed (“in bed”).

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