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deadbeat

dead·beat [ déd bt ]


noun  (plural dead·beats)
Definition:
 
1. somebody who does not pay debts: a debtor who does not repay money that is owed ( slang )

2. loafer: somebody regarded as irresponsible, lazy, and disreputable ( slang insult )



adjective 
Definition:
 
physics damped and not oscillating: describes an instrument that gives a true reading without oscillation

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