slouch
pronunciation
How to pronounce slouch in British English:
UK [slaʊtʃ]
How to pronounce slouch in American English:
US [slaʊtʃ]
-
- Noun:
- an incompetent person; usually used in negative constructions
- a stooping carriage in standing and walking
-
- Verb:
- assume a drooping posture or carriage
- walk slovenly
Word Origin
- slouch (v.)
- "walk with a slouch," 1754; "have a downcast or stooped aspect," 1755; from slouch (n.). Related: Slouched; slouching (1610s as a past participle adjective; 1660s of persons, 1690s of hats).
- slouch (n.)
- 1510s, "lazy man," variant of slouk (1560s), probably from a Scandinavian source, perhaps Old Norse slokr "lazy fellow," and related to slack (adj.) on the notion of "sagging, drooping." Meaning "stooping of the head and shoulders" first recorded 1725. Slouch hat, made of soft material, first attested 1764.
Antonym
Example
- 1. I sigh , and slouch in the seat .
- 2. Brad straightened out of his usual slouch .
- 3. Don 't slouch or leave your spine limp .
- 4. She 's no slouch at tennis .
- 5. She slouch past me with her hand in her pocket .