as in slug
a lazy person
an incorrigible loafer who never accomplished anything
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Recent Examples of loafer
There’s a matching harness with gold hardware layered over a white shirt paired with dark green loafers and accessories inspired by the jewelry and watch worn at the event.
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Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
There are sneaker-heads, those with an enviable collection of loafers or flats, and others (like me) who love to walk around in a clog.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
Dress it up with white trousers and loafers, or keep it casual with your favorite jeans.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
The president's inner circle has dropped Louis Vuitton for the loafers – which cost around $145 a pair.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 11 Mar. 2026
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Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
There are sneaker-heads, those with an enviable collection of loafers or flats, and others (like me) who love to walk around in a clog.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
Dress it up with white trousers and loafers, or keep it casual with your favorite jeans.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
The president's inner circle has dropped Louis Vuitton for the loafers – which cost around $145 a pair.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loafer
Noun
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It is usually only afflicted by slugs, which can be easily managed, or crown rot due to overwatering.—
Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano,
The Spruce,
5 Apr. 2026
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The main thing to keep an eye out for with lettuce is slugs and snails.—
Helena Madden,
Martha Stewart,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Ukrainian forces, most of them drone experts, operate mainly at an air base in the coastal city of Misrata, but also in other military facilities in the capital Tripoli and the coastal town of Zawiya, the officials told The Associated Press.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Their interests aren’t served when Iranian missiles and drones target Qatari natural gas facilities, Saudi refineries and Kuwaiti oil fields.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Coach told us to be first one to the ball and to make those 50/50 plays, to do it on a bum ankle but still being able to give it my all and leave everything there for my teammates.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
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Its silhoutte is relaxed but still makes sure to flatter your bum.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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At first, the video feed showed little more than brown mud pockmarked by burrowing worms and snails.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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The main thing to keep an eye out for with lettuce is slugs and snails.—
Helena Madden,
Martha Stewart,
5 Apr. 2026
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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His fellow starter, Grant Govel, has been no slouch either.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
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But the city is no slouch in the arts department, with galleries, literary festivals, and a First Friday and Second Saturday art walk every month.—
Amelia Mularz,
Architectural Digest,
17 Mar. 2026
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
Noun
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And typically, Wegmann added, those units are occupied by productive, working adults, not layabouts or career criminals leeching off the system, as the old narrative goes.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Mar. 2026
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In Noah Baumbach’s 2007 movie Margot at the Wedding, Jack Black’s character, a would-be painter, former musician, and general layabout named Malcolm, is accused by his fiancée of being competitive with everyone.—
Ryu Spaeth,
Vulture,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Loafer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loafer. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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