workshy

English

Alternative forms

• work-shy

Etymology

From work +‎ shy.

Adjective

workshy (comparative more workshy, superlative most workshy)

1. (British) Disinclined to work; lazy.

   Workshy benefits claimants should stop watching daytime television and get a job.

Translations

disinclined to work

• Bulgarian: мързелив (bg) (mǎrzeliv)
• Danish: arbejdssky
• Dutch: werkschuw (nl), arbeidsschuw (nl)
• Finnish: työtä vieroksuva
• Galician: preguiceiro (gl), nugallán (gl)
• German: arbeitsscheu (de)
• Icelandic: latur til vinnu m, verklatur m, hyskinn m
• Maori: ringa mākohakoha
• Polish: nierobotny
• Spanish: sin oficio ni beneficio
• Swedish: arbetsskygg (sv)

See also

• ergophobic