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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Noun
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Pickett said the multiple layers of packaging are vital, since slugs (mollusks, not insects) end up falling into the liquid, and their smell is uniquely bad.—
Madeline Bodin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025 -
Unlike most pests, slugs and snails are most active at night or in cool, wet weather.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 June 2025
Noun
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According to Ukrainian security services, the strikes damaged one-third of Russia’s strategic cruise missile carriers causing billions of dollars of damage, and via drones worth around $400 each.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
26 June 2025
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There will be live music, children’s games and activities along with a beer garden and a food truck Doors open at 6 p.m., and the drone light show is at 9 p.m.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2025
Noun
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From an outdoor kitchen emerged a lavish feast: bruschetta topped with mangrove clams; squash soup with snails; fish fritters; sea-bass kinilaw—ceviche’s Filipino cousin—cured with lime and young-coconut vinegar.—
Jeff Chu,
Travel + Leisure,
16 June 2025
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In Lake Victoria, the largest tropical lake in the world, rocky outcrops provide a home for freshwater snails.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
Noun
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That’s a very different proposition being offered than the one that existed when a couch potato could only see their favorite episodes once or twice a year on the linear schedule.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
16 May 2025
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The wellness trend is a commitment to refocus our daily routines and habits before the first of the year, which enables us to lock in a healthy lifestyle and beat the temptation to eat more, be a couch potato and lax mental wellness during the cold winter months.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
5 Dec. 2024
Noun
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This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.—
Hannah Kirby,
Journal Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2024
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Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
26 July 2024
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“Slugabed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slugabed. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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