as in slug
a lazy person
she regretted ever asking that layabout to be her roommate, as he created the mess of two people and refused to help with anything
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Recent Examples of layabout
Dreux has entrusted Alyssa with delivering Uche’s money before the first of the month—but instead, Alyssa has asked her layabout, freeloading boyfriend Keshawn (Joshua David Neal) to put the money in Uche’s hands.
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
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
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
Again, these workshy layabouts take a day off, but the jamboree ends on New Year’s Day, with Brentford at home to Arsenal.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
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
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
Again, these workshy layabouts take a day off, but the jamboree ends on New Year’s Day, with Brentford at home to Arsenal.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for layabout
Noun
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Providing ample shade and maintaining healthy soil can help prevent issues, including occasional damage from slugs and snails, root rot, and powdery mildew.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Feb. 2026
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To make this mulch, crush broken terracotta pieces into smaller chunky shards and scatter them around snail and slug-vulnerable plants, including lettuces, hostas, or strawberries.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This delay has raised concerns about the safety of robots, drones, and autonomous vehicles operating in unpredictable environments.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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Aguilar has specifically faced sharp scrutiny in recent months by councilmembers who have encouraged the director to focus on pressing issues like surveillance cameras and drone policies.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Here, in the rugged, remote Santa Cruz Mountains, one of California’s coastal ranges, the counterculture had found one of its first bucolic, dharma-bum milieus.—
Scott Eden,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
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Aspen, Colorado In 1989, when a five-star, ski-in, ski-out hotel called the Little Nell opened on the site of a ski-bum bar, Aspen left its counterculture hippie days in the dust and transitioned to an A-list playground.—
Amy Tara Koch,
Robb Report,
29 Jan. 2026
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Zoey’s deadbeat father, who left her as a baby to become a rock star, does not show up to do any sort of healing.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
9 Dec. 2025
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Andres was born in Cuba to a deadbeat alcoholic who beat him, according to his attorneys.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
20 Nov. 2025
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Tilocow Metal Chain Loafers Similar to Middleton’s pair, these on-sale loafers feature gold chain details, memory foam cushioning, and raised insoles to alleviate foot pressure.—
Isabel Bekele,
InStyle,
9 Feb. 2026
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Style them with something sporty—a jersey, baseball hat, or sneakers—for a modern contrast, or dress them up with loafers for a more polished look.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Feb. 2026
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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
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And perhaps most importantly, two Zamboni machines moved, at the typical snail’s pace, across the surface.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
4 Feb. 2026
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For biologists and engineers alike, studying this snail’s armor is nothing short of fascinating.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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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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“Layabout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layabout. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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