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lizard

lizard

2 9.9
A man who waits in bars or hotels hoping women will pay for him
  • noun
  • /ˈlɪzərd/
  • Offensive
: vividor
  • "And certainly this lounge lizard will be no help to you."
  • lounge lizard
  • lizard man
  • lizard guy

Examples

  • 'I'm a lecherous old lizard with love on my mind! '

  • "You'll play golf when I take up needlepoint, you old lounge lizard."

    Fiction book (1995)
  • We caught this lounge lizard getting all handsy with the nuns.

  • Every night, the lounge lizard sits at the bar, hoping to charm affluent women.

  • He acted like a typical lizard, always waiting in the hotel lounge for someone to buy him drinks.

  • The party was filled with lizards looking for wealthy women to support their lavish lifestyle.

Synonyms

lounge lizard
vslizard
  • Offensive
3 9.7

A man who spends time in hotel bars trying to charm women for money

is the same but is the shorter colloquial form

Antonyms

27 2.9

A person who gives money, food, or a home to their family

Compounds

lounge lizard
  • Offensive
3 9.7

A man who spends time in hotel bars trying to charm women for money

2 4.9

A very large lizard that lives on some Indonesian islands, for example the Komodo dragon

2 7.5

A small spiny lizard with short horns on its head found in western North America

lot lizard
  • Slur
1 9.9

A woman who offers sex for money to truck drivers at parking lots

A large lizard from hot regions like Africa, Asia and Australia that eats meat

flying lizard
  • Indian
1 7.4

A small tropical Asian forest lizard that glides between trees using skin flaps

1 3.0

A common lizard about a foot long with bright green skin

1 7.4

A small, quick lizard that climbs trees in the western United States and northern Mexico

A very large lizard from Indonesian islands, like the Komodo dragon

side-blotched lizard
  • Specialized
1 8.4

A small spotted lizard with a dark spot on each side behind the front legs

glass lizard
  • Specialized
1 9.2

A legless lizard that looks like a snake, has eyelids and ear openings, and can grow its tail again

A very large lizard from Indonesian islands that can grow up to three meters long

1 6.3

A lizard with pointy scales that lives in deserts in North and Central America

1 7.2

A small animal with scaly skin and a long tail that sits on fences or rocks in the US

1 6.2

A small lizard with sandy colour that lives in dry, sandy areas

legless lizard
  • Specialized
1 8.0

An animal like a lizard but without legs that looks like a snake

A small spiky lizard with horns and a flat body from dry areas in the southwestern United States

1 8.8

A small lizard that hides during the day and gives birth to live young

thunder lizard
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A large plant-eating dinosaur with a long neck and tail

beaded lizard
  • Specialized
1 8.6

A large lizard from western Mexico with shiny black and yellow bead-like scales and a venomous bite

earless lizard
  • Specialized
1 9.5

A slender lizard without visible ear openings found in the western United States and Mexico

1 8.4

A slender lizard with short legs and a fold of skin on each side that lets the body expand

frilled lizard
  • Australian
1 8.9

A large Australian lizard that lives in trees, eats insects, and opens the skin around its neck to scare animals

eastern fence lizard
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A small active lizard from eastern North America that often sits in the sun on fences or rocks

1 8.3

A small fast lizard with a long thin tail from the Americas

fringe-toed lizard
  • Specialized
1 8.9

A small desert lizard with long pointed scales on its toes that help it run on sand

A fast desert lizard with a long black-banded tail and long legs

A large lizard like a Gila monster that has poison in its bite

1 7.6

A large long-tailed lizard with two dark bands around its neck like a collar

A large South American lizard like a small crocodile that lives near water and crushes snails and mussels

western fence lizard
  • Specialized
1 8.1

A common scaly reptile in western North America that basks on rocks and logs

worm lizard
  • Specialized
1 9.7

A reptile without legs that lives underground and looks like a worm

A large lizard from western Mexico that can give a dangerous bite and has small round scales like beads

1 9.9

A small ground lizard that lives in open sagebrush areas in the western United States

crib lizard
  • Slang
9.9

A person who prefers to stay at home rather than go out

agamid lizard
  • Specialized
9.9

A lizard from Africa, Asia, or Australia with crest-like spines and bright colors

anguid lizard
  • Specialized
9.9

A harmless lizard often found in gardens that eats slugs and insects

lacertid lizard
  • Specialized
9.9

A small ground lizard found in warm places like Europe and Africa

A large lizard with many dark spots that lives in the western United States and northern Mexico

9.9

A European wild flower with green flowers that look like small lizards

A fast desert lizard with a long black-banded tail that lives in the United States and Mexico

iguanid lizard
  • Specialized
9.8

A lizard like an iguana, often with a long tail and bright throat patch in males

7.0

A small active lizard that lives in pine forests

pit lizard
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who often goes to bars and clubs at night

scincid lizard
  • Specialized
9.9

A small lizard with smooth shiny scales and short legs that often lives in moist places

teiid lizard
  • Specialized
9.9

A tropical reptile from the Americas with a long tail and large belly scales

Surface Forms

lizard singular
lizards plural

Etymology

A helpful way to remember the slang lizard is to think of the animal that sits in the sun, waits, and then suddenly darts. The slang refers to 'a man who waits in hotels or bars hoping a rich woman will support him', so the image of waiting-and-darting explains the meaning.