loaf around

English

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Verb

loaf around (third-person singular simple present loafs around, present participle loafing around, simple past and past participle loafed around)

1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to do nothing in particular, be idle.

   Thanks for coming on such short notice to clean my house. I'm just going to loaf around while you work, but I'll let you know if you're in my way.

Synonyms

• laze about
• laze around
• loaf
• loaf about
• veg out