Loaf
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A loaf is a shape, usually rounded or oblong, mass of food. It may refer to a bread, or meatloaf.[1]
The term "loaf" sometimes refers to "head" from the rhyming slang "loaf of bread" (as in "use your loaf" instead of "use your head").[2]
The term "loaf" also refers to laziness, as in when one is "loafing around the house". The present tense form of this is still sometimes spelled "loaves", as in "Mary often loaves around the house when Jason is at work," although most authorities prefer "loafs".[3]
A loafer is someone who loafs, or a casual shoe, most commonly of the moccasin type").[4]
[edit] References
- ^ American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed, 2003.
- ^ Definition of "Use your loaf" Cambridge Dictionary, retrieved on 2008-03-23
- ^ [1] Chambers 21st Century Dictionary, retrieved on 2009-06-28
- ^ Definition of "loafer" Cambridge Dictionary, retrieved on 2009-06-28
