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tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 2 weeks agoIt’s an older use, to the point that I’ve never heard it used. Merriam marks that definition as “old-fashioned” (which is a bit odd, because I thought they only used the archaic or obsolete terms).
The lazy sense is probably what’s meant from the old bible quote about “idle hands” related to the devil.
Tartas1995@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks ago
Fair enough while I have opinions.
But it makes me wonder if OP actually used idle for very lazy or if they never actually read their own post.
PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
It’s the second one