as in slug
a lazy person
an incorrigible loafer who never accomplished anything
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Recent Examples of loafer
Leo was seen wearing simple black shoes, not the red loafers of the papacy preferred by some traditionalist popes.
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Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Pair with effortless basics like a T-shirt, blazer, and loafer or boot.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Glamour, 12 May 2025
Leo was seen wearing simple black shoes — eschewing, as Francis did, the red loafers of the papacy preferred by some traditionalist popes.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
The ensemble was teamed with black shiny platform loafers.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 6 May 2025
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Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Pair with effortless basics like a T-shirt, blazer, and loafer or boot.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Glamour, 12 May 2025
Leo was seen wearing simple black shoes — eschewing, as Francis did, the red loafers of the papacy preferred by some traditionalist popes.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
The ensemble was teamed with black shiny platform loafers.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loafer
Noun
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Spray just before dusk when slugs become active and so the wet leaves won't be burned by the sun.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
18 May 2025
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While his average is slightly down compared to last year’s April (.272), the slug and OPS are up significantly.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Such illusions should have been punctured during the conflict, when Pakistan downed at least two Indian jets and unleashed drones and missiles that matched Indian capabilities.—
Vaibhav Vats,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2025
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Separately, Moscow and Kyiv accused each other of launching drone attacks on each other’s territory overnight into Wednesday.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
21 May 2025
Noun
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This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.—
Hannah Kirby,
Journal Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2024
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Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
26 July 2024
Noun
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These capuchins have figured out how to use stones to crack open mollusks, snails and other edible treats that have hard shells.—
Elizabeth Landau,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Some of the snails the DOC cares for are around 25 to 30 years old, the release said.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
Noun
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His discoveries promise to upset the gaming tables of every school of thought that wagers on new and untested art for idlers’ rewards: the love of novelty, the will to make or unmake reputations, the wish to be hip or au courant.—
Mark Greif,
Harper's Magazine,
26 July 2024
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Their name exudes the essence of an idler and slacker, but women’s loafers themselves are quite the opposite.—
Gaby Keiderling,
Harper's BAZAAR,
19 Jan. 2023
Noun
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The rest of the silicon is no slouch, with a speedy Core Ultra 9 processor coupled with 32GB of system memory.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
23 May 2025
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And Emily’s side of the family isn't much better, represented by her mean, bilious aunt (Allison Janney, herself no slouch in the hissing-authority department) and her boozy mother (Elizabeth Perkins, replacing Jean Smart from the first film).—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Scar then proceeds to desolate the kingdom, with the help of hyenas, while Simba, in exile, grows up to become a pleasure-hunting, grub-eating sluggard.—
Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
19 July 2019
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Clearly, supervision at your job is lax, and your sluggard classmate is taking advantage of that.—
Kwame Anthony Appiah,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2017
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Moore’s then-husband Bruce Willis plays against-type as the abusive layabout husband of hairdresser Joyce (Glenne Headly).—
Katie Rife,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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In Yancheng, in eastern China, the police have checked karaoke bars, rental housing and hotels for potential layabouts.—
Vivian Wang,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Loafer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loafer. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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