lungis

noun

plural -es

obsolete

: a dull lazy fellow : lout

Word History

Etymology

Middle French longis slow-moving person, tall awkward person (influenced in meaning by Middle French long, from Latin longus), from Late Latin Longinus, Roman soldier who according to an apocryphal gospel (Gospel of Nicodemus 7:8) pierced Christ's side with a spear during the crucifixion

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