as in slug
a lazy person
an incorrigible loafer who never accomplished anything
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Recent Examples of loafer
Champion’s angular heels and Schwarzenegger’s high-gloss loafers remained central to the look — classic shapes reinterpreted through finish and proportion.
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Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 23 June 2025
Suede loafers and a paracord bracelet add balance to keep things interesting and fashion-forward.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 5 July 2025
The silence is delightfully interrupted by three older men dressed in loafers and Hawaiian shirts conversing animatedly in Greek over a half-empty box of almond cookies.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 2 July 2025
Leather sandals from Dior, leather minimal flip-flops or soft loafers from Lemaire or The Row.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 30 June 2025
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Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 23 June 2025
Suede loafers and a paracord bracelet add balance to keep things interesting and fashion-forward.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 5 July 2025
The silence is delightfully interrupted by three older men dressed in loafers and Hawaiian shirts conversing animatedly in Greek over a half-empty box of almond cookies.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 2 July 2025
Leather sandals from Dior, leather minimal flip-flops or soft loafers from Lemaire or The Row.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loafer
Noun
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One trick to capture slugs is to lay a board down next to a row crop and check the underside in the morning to gather the slugs.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 July 2025
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The rose slugs can be controlled with a systemic insect spray.—
Chris McKeown,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
Noun
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The President has already issued six Executive Orders to modernize defense acquisition, realize American drone dominance and rapidly increase shipbuilding capacity.—
Michael Brown,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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Let nation-states race to build narrow AIs for drug discovery, or drone warfare.—
Jason Hausenloy,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 July 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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Slugs, snails, and even earwigs will often congregate in these damp spots and be much easier to collect.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 July 2025
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The snail itself wasn’t found with the shells, but the shell was enough to diagnose the animal, Czaja said.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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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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DaVinci Resolve Studio is no slouch for collaboration.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 June 2025
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Haliburton is no slouch either — in fashion or basketball.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
6 June 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 26 Jul. 2025.
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