as in slug
a lazy person
an incorrigible loafer who never accomplished anything
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Recent Examples of loafer
Kelce wore his usual fit formula: a Valentino Garavani floral print linen shirt with pink tassels, burgundy slacks, and matching tassel loafers.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 23 May 2026
Wear it casually with jeans and sneakers on the weekend, or dress it up for work with trousers and sleek loafers.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
Make the jeans completely office-appropriate with a breezy button-down and sleek loafers—and feel free to throw on a blazer or light cardigan to really seal the deal.
—Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 20 May 2026
Finish with a pair of loafers and an oversized pair of sunglasses and the look takes care of itself.
—Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 13 May 2026
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 23 May 2026
Wear it casually with jeans and sneakers on the weekend, or dress it up for work with trousers and sleek loafers.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
Make the jeans completely office-appropriate with a breezy button-down and sleek loafers—and feel free to throw on a blazer or light cardigan to really seal the deal.
—Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 20 May 2026
Finish with a pair of loafers and an oversized pair of sunglasses and the look takes care of itself.
—Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loafer
Noun
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Leda nodded and then took a long slug from her can.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Perhaps a big slug is promised to Robinhood for its users?—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
Noun
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Ukraine this year has rapidly developed its medium and long-range drones to attack Russian targets, including Moscow’s oil facilities and other locations far beyond the frontlines.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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The search was scheduled to continue Tuesday, including the use of drones, officials said.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
2 June 2026
Noun
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The Kings will inevitably be criticized for making a series of bad decisions and bum deals while Fox, Barnes and Brown grace the game’s grandest stage a year after being cast off under questionable circumstances.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
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The former great who played six seasons in Canada before a 17-year NFL career with the Oilers, Vikings, Seahawks and Chiefs once tried to rush back from a bum right ankle himself.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Both the Desert Museum and the Phoenix Zoo have committed to taking in turtles, pupfish, and snails as needed.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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Intersperse the plants around your beans or greens to confuse slugs and snails.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
31 May 2026
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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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Hertl is no slouch himself, having scored 276 goals in the regular season, including 24 this year, and now has scored 32 times in 97 career playoff games.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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Verse, meanwhile, is no slouch.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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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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When layabout postman Jesper gets assigned to the frozen town of Smeerensburg with an ultimatum to process 6,000 letters, a reclusive toymaker might be his only hope.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
15 May 2026
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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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“Loafer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loafer. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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