1. The state of being inactive or doing nothing
   "His prolonged loafing worried his parents";
   - idleness, idling

1. Waste time by being idle or engaging in aimless activity
   "Her son is just loafing around all day";
   - bum [informal], bum around [informal], bum about [informal], arse around [Brit, Cdn, informal], arse about [Brit, Cdn, informal], waste one's time, lounge around, loll, loll around [informal], lounge about, slob [Brit, informal]
    
2. Spend time in one place doing little or wasting time
   "The high school students like to loaf in the Central Square";
   - loiter, lounge, footle [informal], lollygag [N. Amer, informal], lallygag [N. Amer, informal], hang around, mess about [informal], tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around, dillydally [informal], dilly-dally [informal], mooch [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: loafings

Type of: idle, inactivity, laze, slug [informal], wait

Encyclopedia: Loafing