lounge
Related to lounge: lounge music
lounge around
To relax or spend time idly; to do nothing or very little. It's a gorgeous day outside, so I don't want you kids lounging around the house all day. I can't wait to go on my vacation and just lounge around on the beach for two weeks!
See also: around, lounge
lounge lizard
A man who frequents bars and clubs in an attempt to meet women. Primarily heard in US. That dive bar is filled with nothing but troublemakers and lounge lizards.
See also: lizard, lounge
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
lounge around (some place)
to pass time idly some place. I am going to lounge around the house this morning. Don't lounge around all day.
See also: around, lounge
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
lounge lizard
A man interested in snaring a wealthy woman. The phrase was first heard after World War I, when it was applied to musicians who performed in supper clubs and kept an eye out for susceptible women of means. As the century progressed, a man didn't have to be a musician; any well-dressed predatory male earned that phrase. Some say “lizard” referred to reptile shoes that were popular footwear; other say the word applies to the men's low-life character. “Lounge lizard” is the male equivalent of “gold digger.”
See also: lizard, lounge
Endangered Phrases by Steven D. Price
- lounge around
- breathe easily
- breathe freely
- just another day at the office
- day by day
- (just) one of those days
- from day to day
- make a day of (doing something)
- make a day of doing
- make a day of it