lounge lizard
2
9.7
- noun
- /ˈlaʊndʒ ˈlɪzərd/
- Offensive
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gigoló
- You know, there ought to be a law stopping you lounge lizards from sneaking into this country.
Examples
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"You'll play golf when I take up needlepoint, you old lounge lizard."
Fiction book (1995) -
At the hotel bar, he confidently approached women, acting like a true lounge lizard seeking attention.
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When will you break her heart, lounge lizard?
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"And certainly this lounge lizard will be no help to you."
Fiction book (1996) -
Zoom, you old lounge lizard, what do you say?
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She's surrounded by three or four lounge lizard types, whose hands are all placed on parts of her body.
Fiction book (1993) -
We caught this lounge lizard getting all handsy with the nuns.
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"I wouldn't like you being a hetero lounge lizard either.
Fiction book (1999) -
They're faculty lounge lizards.
Blog text (20) -
And suddenly one night, we're lying there on my silk sheets—geez, I was a terrible lounge lizard—and I get it: she didn't come here for my charm or company, or even to get her brains fucked out.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
20
9.9
A man who waits in bars or hotels hoping women will pay for him
1
7.5
A person who visits several bars or pubs in one evening
A person who spends a lot of time drinking at bars
A person who often goes to bars and clubs at night
Surface Forms
Morphology
The literal parts 'lounge' (a public sitting room) and 'lizard' (a reptile) do not transparently combine to mean 'a man who frequents lounges seeking company'; here 'lizard' is used metaphorically/slangily to label a person, so the overall sense is idiomatic and culture-specific. A B1 learner who knows the literal constituent meanings but has not seen the phrase before would not reliably infer this meaning.
Etymology
Lounge lizard comes from an image of a man who sits all evening in a hotel lounge like a lazy lizard, quietly waiting to charm women. That's why it means 'a man who spends time in bars hoping for the company or money of women'.