loaf around
B1 informal intransitive
In simple words
To hang around being lazy and not doing anything important.
Literal meaning: To drift around without purpose, like a loaf of bread left sitting out — 'around' implies aimless movement.
Meanings
1 B1
idiomatic
informal
To spend time aimlessly and lazily without doing anything productive.
"Stop loafing around and do something useful with your afternoon."
Usage notes
Interchangeable with 'loaf about'. More common in American English than 'loaf about'. Carries a slightly disapproving tone. The standalone verb 'loaf' is also used this way.
Commonly used with
house apartment all day park town the place
Forms
Base
loaf around
I/you/we/they
3rd person
loafs around
he/she/it
Past simple
loafed around
yesterday
Past participle
loafed around
have + pp
-ing form
loafing around
continuous
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