as in slug
a lazy person
an incorrigible loafer who never accomplished anything
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Recent Examples of loafer
But not just any loafer will do, of course.
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Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2025
The Oscar winner wore a black polo short-sleeve top and beige slim-fit pants and accessorized with a brown belt that coordinated with his suede loafers.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Browse our favorite picks, including chic loafers, versatile ankle boots, and timeless Mary Janes, starting at $21.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
Well Index Since 1982, Forbes has tracked the price of a basket of ultra-luxury goods – like Gucci loafers, caviar, and private jets – to gauge inflation for the billionaire set.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2025
The Oscar winner wore a black polo short-sleeve top and beige slim-fit pants and accessorized with a brown belt that coordinated with his suede loafers.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Browse our favorite picks, including chic loafers, versatile ankle boots, and timeless Mary Janes, starting at $21.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
Well Index Since 1982, Forbes has tracked the price of a basket of ultra-luxury goods – like Gucci loafers, caviar, and private jets – to gauge inflation for the billionaire set.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loafer
Noun
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Place a piece of 6 x 6-inch piece of cardboard or thin plywood on the garden surface to attract slugs, then check under it every morning.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
28 Aug. 2025
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Except this time Boyd witnessed Chapman slug the fastball 400 feet to left-center field for a two-run home run.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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So far in September, Russian forces conducted two major airstrikes of 500 airborne weapons, with 2,147 drones dispatched in total.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Russia's Defense Ministry said its forces shot down at least 31 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 15 over the Black Sea, two over Crimea and two over Krasnodar Krai, the Black Sea region in which Sochi is located.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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With both travel and programming budgets under pressure, all markets have to make a strong case to get buyer and seller bums on seats (or, more accurately, into screening booths and meeting rooms).—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
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Early forecasters relied on rough chart systems and educated guesswork—not all that more sophisticated than sticking your finger in the air, or relying on your uncle’s bum knee.—
Larry Bradley,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Millions of gastropods, like snails and mollusks from various species, died suddenly in Inle Lake.—
Lauren Liebhaber
September 5,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Some of the snail bodies have been painted gold.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 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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Serving as a versatile hero bag for your fall wardrobe, its silhouette combines bohemian slouch with polished structure courtesy of its belted hardware, which comes in your choice of gold or silver.—
Lauren Alexis Fisher,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
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YouTube Music is no slouch in this field, though its AI offerings are decidedly less impressive than Spotify's.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
2 Sep. 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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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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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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“Loafer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loafer. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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