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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The Padres paired their burgeoning slug with small-ball sensibilities in a 7-2 win that extended their win streak to five games and upped their total to 10.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026 -
In dense plantings, marigolds can also attract spider mites, slugs and aphids.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
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Shamim Mafi is charged in a federal complaint with brokering the sale of drones, bombs, bomb fuses and millions of rounds of ammunition manufactured by Iran and sold to Sudan.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia also posted a video claiming Israel’s London embassy was going to be attacked with drones carrying dangerous substances.—
Jill Lawless,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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At first, the video feed showed little more than brown mud pockmarked by burrowing worms and snails.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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The main thing to keep an eye out for with lettuce is slugs and snails.—
Helena Madden,
Martha Stewart,
5 Apr. 2026
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Young or old, athletic or a couch potato, practically everyone owns at least one hoodie.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
27 Oct. 2025
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Here, the gameplay is powered by motion, meaning body movements are used instead of controllers, so couch potatoes need not apply.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
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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
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Coach told us to be first one to the ball and to make those 50/50 plays, to do it on a bum ankle but still being able to give it my all and leave everything there for my teammates.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Slugabed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slugabed. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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