slouch.
A hanging down of the head; a drooping posture; a limp appearance.
Meaning & usage
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.
An awkward, heavy, clownish fellow.
Where this word 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”).
To hang or droop; to adopt a limp posture
Do not slouch when playing a flute.
To walk in a clumsy, lazy manner.
I slouched to the fridge to see if there was anything to eat.
To cause to hang down or droop; to depress.
Where this word 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”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.