slouch

Meaning

Frequency

32k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/slaʊt͡ʃ/
Etymology

In summary

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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