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loafer

[loh-fer] / ˈloʊ fər /


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The soap-bubble fantasy of Ms. Lemann’s New Orleans rather calls to mind the Hundred Acre Wood, if Christopher Robin were a gentle, dissipated loafer in a wrinkled seersucker suit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

“She’s a loafer for life now,” Kelce confirmed.

From Salon • Aug. 14, 2025

Leave it to Loewe’s Jonathan Anderson to take a staid loafer and make it surreal.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2024

The song is the unhurried portrait of a loafer on his front porch, watching tourists sunbathe while a pot of shrimp is beginning to boil.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 2, 2023

I picked my burro because he looked young and strong and eager, but he was the worst loafer in the bunch.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins




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