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slug

n.

goldbrick, laggard, idler; see loafer 1.

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Another word for slug

noun

(Informal)

A small amount of liquor:

dram, drop, jigger, shot, sip, tot¹. (Informal) nip². (Slang) snort. See big, ingestion

noun

(Informal)

A self-indulgent person who spends time avoiding work or other useful activity:

bum¹, drone¹, fainÃ©ant, good-for-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, ne'er-do-well, no-good, slugabed, sluggard, wastrel. (Informal) do-little, do-nothing, lazybones. (Slang) slouch. See industrious

verb

To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply:

bash, catch, clout, hit, knock, pop¹, slam, slog, smash, smite, sock, strike, swat, thwack, whack, wham, whop. (Informal) biff, bop, clip¹, wallop. (Slang) belt, conk, paste. Idioms: let someone have it, sock it to someone. See attack, strike

noun

A sudden sharp, powerful stroke:

bang, blow², clout, crack, hit, lick, pound, sock, swat, thwack, welt, whack, wham, whop. (Informal) bash, biff, bop, clip¹, wallop. (Slang) belt, conk, paste. See attack, strike

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I poured a healthy slug and looked at my watch.
How would you like working with a slug who couldn't keep his hands off your boobs every time no one was looking and grabbed your ass whenever he damned well pleased?
For edible purposes the most valuable of the Japanese echinoderms is the sea-slug or bche de mer (namako), which is greatly appreciated and forms an important staple of export to China.
One species, the slugworm (Eriocampa liynacina), is common to Europe and America; the larva is a curious slug-like creature, found on the upper surface of the leaves of the pear and cherry, which secretes a slimy coating from its skin.
It wasn't the war, but it was a battle won, and one more slug was off the street.

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