loafs

1. 1
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present of loaf.

   While his sister works two jobs, he loafs about the apartment playing video games.

   On Sundays the old fisherman loafs on the dock, watching the boats come in.

   Note

   The verb adds a plain -s here: he loafs about, she loafs around all day. The idle verb takes no object; the Cockney verb for a headbutt, which shares this form, does: someone who loafs a rival strikes him with the head. The spelling also matches the noun plural, so only the sentence shows whether loafs is a noun or a verb.

2. 2
   nounnonstandard

   Plural of loaf. Nonstandard: the usual plural is loaves.

   "Grab a couple of loafs on your way home," he texted from work.

   The hand-painted sign outside the farm stand read "Fresh Loafs $5."

   Note

   Careful writing uses loaves, with the f turning to v as in leaves and halves. As a noun plural, loafs is treated as a mistake: it turns up in quick texts and hand-lettered signs, and it is best kept for reporting how someone writes or talks. In an essay, a recipe or a shop's printed menu, write loaves.

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