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schlampen.

to work in a careless, sloppy manner; to slack; to botch

9 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʃlampən/
  1. to work in a careless, sloppy manner; to slack; to botch

    colloquial · derogatory · intransitive · weak
    ich habe beim Reparieren des Rohres geschlampt
  2. to hang, droop, be baggy

    derogatory · dialectal · intransitive · weak
  3. to eat or drink noisily

    derogatory · intransitive · rare · weak
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle High German slampen, probably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lembʰ- (“to hang loosely”), for which see Schlamm (“mud”) for more. See also Schlampe.

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