English

Noun

John-a-dreams ‎(uncountable)

1. a man who is a daydreamer and therefore inactive
   • 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.

Synonyms

• John-a-nokes
• John-a-stiles