loaf around

verb

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.”

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Meanings

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

present singular third person loafs around · participle present loafing around · participle past loafed around · past loafed around

  1. idiomaticintransitiveto 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

Synonyms & antonyms

verbto do nothing in particular, be idle.

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Cite this entry
APA

loaf around. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loaf%20around

MLA

“loaf around.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loaf%20around. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “loaf around,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loaf%20around.

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