slugabed

noun

ˈslə-gə-ˌbed How to pronounce slugabed (audio)
Definition of slugabednext
as in slug
a lazy person he's always so busy that he would make anyone look like a slugabed by comparison

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  1. slug
  2. drone
  3. snail
  4. couch potato
  5. bum
  6. sluggard
Noun
  • These beneficial predators spend the winter under leaves, emerging in spring to feed on common garden pests such as aphids, slugs and mites.
    — Manjot Kaur Sidhu, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Home runs are king in the postseason, but that’s where Caminero comes in, with Liam Hicks, Yandy Díaz and Jonathan Aranda also offering some slug.
    — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of slug
Noun
  • Authorities also reported drones and missiles were intercepted and destroyed near the capital, Riyadh, and the country’s southern region.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The exchange of threats comes as Saudi Arabia investigates why its air defenses failed to intercept a barrage of missiles and drones fired by the Houthis.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of drone
Noun
  • While the imagery around the show was overtly erotic, from the footage of mating snails and kissing bodies to the music and the projections, the clothes themselves were less about baring skin than creating a sense of sensuality.
    — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Similarly, snail shells almost always spiral in the same direction for every snail species.
    — Mallory Green, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of snail
Noun
  • Shop the New Balance Sneakers shoppers wear to walk 3 to 4 miles daily, or the wide-leg lounge pants that were practically made for couch potato nights (and days).
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Modern technology wants to turn you from a mental muscle builder into a mental couch potato.
    — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Definition of couch potato
Noun
  • Carl Sandburg’s 1927 American Songbag featured a whole section of hobo songs presenting the bum as a beau ideal.
    — Caroline Fraser, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The silhouette was heavily elongated, with three-quarter-length jackets and argyle knitwear that covered the bum.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of bum
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of sluggard
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