as in slugs
a lazy person
an incorrigible loafer who never accomplished anything
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Recent Examples of loafers
The mother-daughter duo both wore white ensembles, with Kourtney adding a pop of silver with her coat and Penelope going for luminous gold loafers.
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Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Heydude’s loafers have become an icon in the South thanks to their breathability in the heat, and these sneakers have a similar style with extra function.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
An off-white trench and leather loafers keep the palette polished.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2026
Jackson was known for wearing a distinctive combination of black loafers and white socks, typically with cropped pants.
—Jaden Thompson For Wwd, ARTnews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Use the $20 off discount code provided to save on best-selling flats, loafers, clogs, and more.
—Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
These are so clean-looking and go with anything, but for something that can go from day to night, there are the Project Cloud platform loafers with their sleek leather exterior and cushy memory foam insoles.
—Alexandra Pereira, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2026
The town also has a pied piper of the purity police (Ana Gasteyer, in peak form) and a light-in-his-loafers mayor (Brad Oscar), who has a conveniently daft wife (Ann Harada, reprising her role from the series).
—Naveen Kumar, Variety, 21 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
Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Heydude’s loafers have become an icon in the South thanks to their breathability in the heat, and these sneakers have a similar style with extra function.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
An off-white trench and leather loafers keep the palette polished.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2026
Jackson was known for wearing a distinctive combination of black loafers and white socks, typically with cropped pants.
—Jaden Thompson For Wwd, ARTnews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Use the $20 off discount code provided to save on best-selling flats, loafers, clogs, and more.
—Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
These are so clean-looking and go with anything, but for something that can go from day to night, there are the Project Cloud platform loafers with their sleek leather exterior and cushy memory foam insoles.
—Alexandra Pereira, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2026
The town also has a pied piper of the purity police (Ana Gasteyer, in peak form) and a light-in-his-loafers mayor (Brad Oscar), who has a conveniently daft wife (Ann Harada, reprising her role from the series).
—Naveen Kumar, Variety, 21 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loafers
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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Squad and platoon leaders can quickly launch drones to scout terrain, identify enemy positions and adjust movements without waiting for external support.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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If there were a fight over Taiwan, the island or the US could use drones to target Chinese ships or aircraft carrying possibly hundreds of thousands of PLA troops across the Taiwan Strait for an assault and occupation.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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The tide pools around Haystack and elsewhere along Cannon Beach are extraordinary, with colorful sea stars, anemones, crabs, snails, coral, sponges, and sea slugs.—
Kara Williams,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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In addition to helping keep snails and slugs from snacking on your plants, Handley says, the eggshells will biodegrade naturally, and providing a small calcium boost to your garden soil.—
Peg Aloi,
The Spruce,
25 Apr. 2026
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History buffs, avid hikers, music lovers, wine aficionados, and beach bums will all find a town to love in the Old Dominion.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
9 May 2026
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For ski bums looking to hit the Colorado slopes without slogging through I-70 traffic, there’s no better destination than Winter Park.—
Sarah Cahalan,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 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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As the story begins, Mary and Boo are neighbors, unemployed millennial layabouts who rarely leave their rooms.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Housing prices and rents are inflated by restrictive zoning laws, union work and pay scale mandates, excessive building codes and environmental requirements, litigation and planning process delays, anti-landlord policies that favor deadbeats and squatters, and the list goes on.—
Adam B. Summers,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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Housing prices and rents are inflated by restrictive zoning laws, union work and pay scale mandates, excessive building codes and environmental requirements, litigation and planning process delays, anti-landlord policies that favor deadbeats and squatters, and the list goes on.—
Adam Summers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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But this is no group of slouches.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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From top to bottom the team has few slouches and the play of the top pair in particular is driving things.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Loafers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loafers. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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