lounge (v.) to pass (time) in lounging (usually fol. by away or out): to lounge away the afternoon. 1508, from Scot., of uncertain origin, "to lounge about, lie at full length," The noun in the sense of "comfortable drawing room" is first recorded 1881; in the sense of "couch on which one can lie at full length," 1830. Lounge lizard is from 1912, originally in reference to men who hung around in tea rooms to flirt.
i don't know if the doco examined life is floating about in the streaming world these days but, back when i still watched media, i did watch it with some enjoyment, especially this segment with cornel west. i really enjoy the positivity of it, hear echoes of things i say at work to my juniors (these days almost everyone! lol)
