possible profanity
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drifter(noun, beggar)
5
lazybones(noun, informal, industrious, idler)
5
nates
5
poor(adjective, good)
5
sleazy
5
slouch(noun, slang, lie, loiter, industrious)
5
tail end(noun, expression, idiom)
4
arse about(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
4
arse around(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
4
bat(noun, amusement)
4
blackguard(noun, rotten, reprobate, brute, rascal)
4
blighter
4
bum around(verb, expression, phrasal verb, relax, aggravate)
4
bust(noun, amusement, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe)
4
dirty dog(noun, expression, idiom)
4
down-and-out
4
drone(noun, industrious, idler)
4
false(adjective, fake, informal, counterfeit, dishonest)
4
frig around(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
4
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