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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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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The slugs are attracted to the yeasty odor and drown.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Almost certainly drones flying overhead.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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The drones are designed to perform autonomously or via remote control while doing such things as stalking submarines, spotting mines and serving as advance scouts for aircraft carriers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Apr. 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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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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Expensive trip to modern backcountry huts Backcountry skiing is no longer just for ski bums.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
28 Feb. 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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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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As the defending state Division 1 champions, the Cougars are no slouches.—
Mitch Stephens,
San Francisco Chronicle,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Loafers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loafers. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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