as in slug
a lazy person
a tropical resort that is perfect for live wires and lotus-eaters alike
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Recent Examples of lotus-eater
The temptation to loll like a lotus-eater on the sands is profound.
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Tony Perrottet, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
Tony Perrottet, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
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But being exposed to an ambient, low-level dose of germs is very different from gulping down a concentrated slug of them.Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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Or should personal disputes likewise be handled with a ghost gun and a 9mm slug in the back?New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Central Command did not elaborate on how the mix-up occurred, but said the U.S. military earlier shot down multiple Houthi drones and an anti-ship rebel cruise missile and that sailors in the past have had just seconds to make decisions about how to respond to Houthi attacks.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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However, Central Command said that warships and aircraft earlier shot down multiple Houthi drones and an anti-ship cruise missile launched by the rebels.Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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And while the phrase snail essence may conjure images of slime, rest assured: the ingredient is silky, rather than slimy.Kiana Murden, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
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This luxurious sheet mask is infused with COSRX snail 96 mucin power essence, offering hydration and nourishment.Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
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After all, there is a reason why people uninterested in physical activity are often dubbed couch potatoes.Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 3 Sep. 2024
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Some people in the audience are weekend warriors, others are couch potatoes, and others are hardened survivalists.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 30 Aug. 2024
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This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2024
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Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 26 July 2024
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“Lotus-eater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lotus-eater. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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