as in slug
a lazy person
an incorrigible loafer who never accomplished anything
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Recent Examples of loafer
The loafer is made with an arch-hugging insole that supports your foot’s natural alignment to keep foot fatigue away.
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Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2026
This spring, find loafers and slim sneakers in the mix.
—Claire Peltier, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
The Duchess of Sussex wore the loafers to take part in a soccer shootout competition against Harry—which the As Ever founder won.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
In Buffalo, watch Terry Pegula insert those puppies — socks, loafers, everything — into his mouth.
—Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
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Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2026
This spring, find loafers and slim sneakers in the mix.
—Claire Peltier, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
The Duchess of Sussex wore the loafers to take part in a soccer shootout competition against Harry—which the As Ever founder won.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
In Buffalo, watch Terry Pegula insert those puppies — socks, loafers, everything — into his mouth.
—Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loafer
Noun
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The rat then poops the worms out, and animals such as slugs and snails eat the poop.—
Susanne Rust
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The Astros seem obsessed with defense in recent years, yet had no slug in 2025 and struggled to hit with RISP.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The threat of Iranian missile and drone attacks has all but stopped tankers carrying oil and gas from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Iran from traveling through the strait, which is bordered in the north by Iran.—
Alex Veiga,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Israeli strikes on Iranian oil fields and Iranian drone attacks elsewhere have forced production to slow or halt, while shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has slowed over fear of vessels being targeted by Tehran.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And Cam, for one, is tired of being talked about as a bum.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
2 Mar. 2026
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What does the phrase squeaky bum time, the racehorse Devon Loch, and the Portuguese proverb ‘morrer na prais’ all have in common?—
Ian Irving,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Chitons belong to the class Polyplacophora, a group of marine mollusks — distant relatives of snails, clams, and octopuses — distinguished by a series of overlapping shell plates running down their backs.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
3 Mar. 2026
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Chitons are distant relatives of snails, clams, and octopuses, distinguished by overlapping shell plates running down their backs.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 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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Baggy trousers easily lend themselves to casual wear, and Aritzia’s Effortless Pants have the perfect slouch.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
InStyle,
4 Mar. 2026
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His three previous seasons in Pittsburgh were no slouch either, as his combined total receiving yardage through four years is eighth across the NFL in that same time-span.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Feb. 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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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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Others reached a different conclusion: the cops were just sweeping up anybody who looked like tambay, layabouts.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Loafer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loafer. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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