slouch

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slouch

/ˈslaʊ̯t͡ʃ/ US, UK
[ˈslaʊ̯t͡ʃ] US, UK
/ˈslɐʊ̯t͡ʃ/
/ˈslɜʊ̯t͡ʃ/
/ˈslʌʊ̯t͡ʃ/
/ˈsləʊ̯t͡ʃ/
/ˈslæʊ̯t͡ʃ/
[ˈslæʊ̯t͡ʃ]
/ˈslaːt͡ʃ/
[ˈslaːt͡ʃ]

Rhymes with -aʊtʃ

Where it comes from

Unclear. Perhaps from Middle English slugge, from Old Norse slókr (“lazy fellow”). See also Swedish sloka (“to slouch, wilt”), related to Swedish slak (“slack, soft and flexible”) and Latin laxus (“loose, slack”).

noun slouches

A hanging down of the head; a drooping posture; a limp appearance. He sat with an unenthusiastic slouch.
Any depression or hanging down, as of a hat brim. The plant hung in a permanent slouch.
Someone who is slow to act. In any case, Scotland has been no slouch at national invention. The Greek temple to commemorate James Thomson wasn’t the only monument raised by the 11th Earl of Buchan, who was a friend and neighbour of Walter Scott, and as great a romancer in his obsession with ruins, battlements and fancy dress.
Similar: idler, loafer, laggard, underachiever · Opposite: achiever, go-getter
dated An awkward, heavy, clownish fellow.

verb slouches · slouching · slouched

intransitive To hang or droop; to adopt a limp posture Do not slouch when playing a flute.
Similar: stoop, droop, loll, slump
intransitive To walk in a clumsy, lazy manner. I slouched to the fridge to see if there was anything to eat.
transitive To cause to hang down or droop; to depress. […] then he slouched his head down on the table and pretended to sleep.
Similar: sag

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noun hanging down of the head, a drooping posture; limp appearance

Deutsch	herumlungern, herumhängen

noun any depression or hanging down

Deutsch	Durchhänger

noun someone who is slow to act

Deutsch	Schlafmütze
Русский	тормоз tormoz

noun awkward, heavy, clownish fellow

Français	empoté
Deutsch	Versager, Niete
Русский	увалень uvalenʹ

verb to adopt a limp posture

Español	encorvarse

verb to adopt a limp posture upon sitting

Español	repantigarse, repantingarse, repanchigarse, repanchingarse, arrellanarse, apoltronarse

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@misc{slouch_2026,
  title = {slouch},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/slouch},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}