schlampen

Meaning

1. (colloquial, derogatory, intransitive, weak) to work in a careless, sloppy manner; to slack; to botch
2. (derogatory, dialectal, intransitive, weak) to hang, droop, be baggy
3. (derogatory, intransitive, rare, weak) to eat or drink noisily

Concepts

bungle

lollygag

meddle

slip up

come unstuck

Opposite of

sitzen

Synonyms

pfuschen

unordentlich arbeiten

murksen

schludern

schustern

stümpern

sudeln

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hudeln

versauen

vermasseln

nachlässig arbeiten

hinschmieren

trödeln

huddeln

rummachen

hinrotzen

fuddeln

rumfuckeln

fudeln

Translations

paresser

bâcler la besogne

lanterfanten

treuzelen

pasaklı olmak

üstünkörü iş görmek

Dialects

St. Gallen

sìampara

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃlampən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: slampen

In summary

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.