as in slug
a lazy person
an incorrigible loafer who never accomplished anything
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Recent Examples of loafer
Toss it over leggings for errands, or style it with jeans, a belt, and loafers for something more polished.
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Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
Wear them with a graphic T-shirt, a crewneck sweater, and comfortable loafers for a stylish, high-low mix.
—Marilú Almaguer, Glamour, 26 Oct. 2025
The veteran actor has been tapped as the face of the designer’s new loafer bag campaign that launched today.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
On Monday, Grayson appeared in court wearing a navy blue suit, a striped tie, loafers and glasses.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025
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Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
Wear them with a graphic T-shirt, a crewneck sweater, and comfortable loafers for a stylish, high-low mix.
—Marilú Almaguer, Glamour, 26 Oct. 2025
The veteran actor has been tapped as the face of the designer’s new loafer bag campaign that launched today.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
On Monday, Grayson appeared in court wearing a navy blue suit, a striped tie, loafers and glasses.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loafer
Noun
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The gap under the back door meant the kitchen had an Arctic climate in the winter and a slug infestation all year round.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Although pumpkins that have started to turn color can ripen off the vine, leaving them in the garden exposes them to slugs, rot, or damage from a hard freeze.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The special prosecutor’s team has accused Yoon and his military commanders of ordering a covert drone operation into the North to inflame tensions between the neighbors and justify his martial law decree.—
Reuters 2 hr ago,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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Those instruments stayed grounded during Melissa, while other instruments and drones collecting forecast information were deployed.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The level of luxury she’s introduced with Barracuda is a stark contrast to the humbler quarters generally associated with backpackers and itinerant surf bums, which still make up the majority of Itacaré’s lodging options.—
David Amsden,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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And the oversized top has a split hem that falls below the bum.—
Melody Kazel,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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This will reduce the number of snails and other pests that overwinter nearby and feed on your plants in spring.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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Sturdy cloches can keep slugs, snails, and many other pests from feeding on veggies, herbs, and flowers.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 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
Noun
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Gausman, of course, is far from a slouch.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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One of our most popular, fashion-forward styles has been a high-rise, button-fly wide leg that has a slouch.—
Catherine Salfino,
Sourcing Journal,
21 Oct. 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
Noun
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The revolution is in tatters, and DiCaprio’s Bob, once a celebrity rebel, is now a benignly useless substance-using layabout who tries, in his shambling way, to take care of his and Perfidia’s daughter, Willa (played with a no-nonsense radiance by Chase Infiniti).—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
17 Sep. 2025
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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.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Loafer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loafer. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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