John-a-dreams
English
Noun
- a man who is a daydreamer and therefore unproductive
- 1602 : Hamlet by William Shakespeare, act 2 scene 2 lines 503
- [...] Yet I, / A dull and muddy-mettled rascal, peak / Like John-a-dreams, unpregnant of my cause, / and can say nothing.
- 1602 : Hamlet by William Shakespeare, act 2 scene 2 lines 503
Synonyms
- John-a-nokes
- John-a-stiles
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