as in slug
a lazy person
an incorrigible loafer who never accomplished anything
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Recent Examples of loafer
Holmes, who is often spotted in a loafer or classic ballerina flat, went for a more unique and exciting shoe option for the event.
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Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
At a time when such qualities are more prized (and socially acceptable) than ever, the loafer remains an essential footwear category a century after its creation.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2026
Keep scrolling for more of Amazon’s most comfortable shoes—including clogs, loafers, and slip-ons from $23.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2026
To snag a pair of your own, check out these suede yellow loafers, which are going for less than $25.
—Isabel Bekele, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026
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Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
At a time when such qualities are more prized (and socially acceptable) than ever, the loafer remains an essential footwear category a century after its creation.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2026
Keep scrolling for more of Amazon’s most comfortable shoes—including clogs, loafers, and slip-ons from $23.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2026
To snag a pair of your own, check out these suede yellow loafers, which are going for less than $25.
—Isabel Bekele, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loafer
Noun
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As a result of that mismatch, the buyer must issue an enormous slug of new stock to score.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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And now, at last, sperm passes from one slug to the other.—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Iran retaliated by firing missiles and drones at the United Arab Emirates, an ally of the United States and Israel, including at its energy infrastructure.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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The advance could help push battery energy density far beyond the limits of current lithium-ion systems used in most commercial drones.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Squinting through the flatulent fog, Absalom manages to return fire, planting a red-hot iron on Nicholas’s bum.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 May 2026
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Actress Jodie Foster was just photographed toting the perfect hands-free carryall—sort of like a hybrid, crossbody-bag-meets-bum-bag.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Toads help control snails, slugs, caterpillars, and other invertebrates—pests that have the potential to harm your garden plants, says Amarello.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
6 May 2026
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Similarly, slugs and snails are less likely to travel across jagged surfaces, which can make pine cones a helpful barrier around vulnerable plants like lettuce or hostas.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
6 May 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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But that limited ambition doesn’t mean the device itself is a slouch.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
29 Apr. 2026
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Charlamagne is no slouch himself.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 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 13 May. 2026.
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