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deadbeat [ˌdedˈbiːt] ADJ

1. deadbeat:

deadbeat

Usage examples with deadbeat

a deadbeat parent

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Cooper, especially in the early sections, reveals surprising range: he can do deadbeat and a little pathetic, as well as the more familiar sharkish smarm.
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But her dad was a deadbeat and kicked her out at 18.
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One group of deadbeats may surprise you, because we assume they have the potential to make a big income.
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The "deadbeat dads" even let their cast-off families visit feeders in their presence.
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I don't think your niece and the deadbeat can make the same claim.
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Or the deadbeat dole bludger asking to take a smoke off you?
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Herb's only real skill is knowing how to collect money from deadbeat clients, often by blackmailing them.
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They frowned on heavy drinking, gambling, and (what today are called) deadbeat dads.
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He is trying, but failing, to forget what lies at his feeta failed marriage, being a deadbeat father, and his lack of commercial success as a singer in a band.
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Some react with horror at potential scandal, while others glimpse the possibility of freedom from a deadbeat spouse, or regret potential loves that got away after they were married.
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