Definitions
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- adjective Alternative spelling of
workshy .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective disinclined to work or exertion
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Examples
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Outrageous though their conduct is, the sums involved are not exactly large when set alongside the humungous sums of money being bunged at the Banks or at the work-shy or the NHS.
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When everyone is watching, the welfare state has funded entire generations of work-shy parasites; a criminal underclass who lie around on benefits while the country needs to import a million Poles to carry out basic jobs they should be doing. etc etc on January 22, 2010 at 5: 25 pm alex
Police Complaints – The Shocking Truth! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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In the past such folk would have had only a ghostly presence: evil, work-shy scroungers whom none of them actually knew, but who haunted their imaginations.
Simon Hoggart's sketch: Man with big vision fondles the faithful Simon Hoggart 2010
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Outrageous though their conduct is, the sums involved are not exactly large when set alongside the humungous sums of money being bunged at the Banks or at the work-shy or the NHS.
Archive 2009-08-30 2009
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Now they are on stage being applauded wildly for their efforts to stop themselves being evil, work-shy scroungers.
Simon Hoggart's sketch: Man with big vision fondles the faithful Simon Hoggart 2010
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At most it should be £8000 for rent and then food and fuel vouchers only for long term work-shy.
A welfare bill for people with straightforward lives | Julia Unwin 2011
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"And taxpayers such as me, the diligent and industrious folk who, with our earnings, make life tolerable for the work-shy malingerers whose fortunes seem to concern you so much, would not be obliged to give away their hard-earned wealth to support such parasites!" replied Scrooge.
Work and pensions cuts take inspiration from Dickens Simon Hoggart 2010
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The name means "Let them talk", and was chosen in response to the men of the village calling the women work-shy and idle.
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Where is the incentive to work hard , when government is handing out such large sums to the work-shy in society.
A welfare bill for people with straightforward lives | Julia Unwin 2011
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And, if they're not doing that, the work-shy foreign piss-takers are taking advantage of our welfare system, claiming this, claiming the other… We know the drill.
Stop expecting immigrants to be superhuman | Barbara Ellen 2012
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