John-a-dreams
English
Noun
John-a-dreams (plural John-a-dreamses)
- (archaic) 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