noun · rare

slouch

slouch · slouches

тормоз

herumlungern, herumhängen, Durchhänger, Schlafmütze

A hanging down of the headA hanging down of the head; a drooping posture; a limp appearance.

ⓘ

/ˈslaʊ̯t͡ʃ/

» Tom was slouched in a chair.

Meaning

4 senses

A hanging down of the head; a drooping posture; a limp appearance.
He sat with an unenthusiastic slouch.
herumlungern, herumhängen
Any depression or hanging down, as of a hat brim.
The plant hung in a permanent slouch.
Durchhänger
Someone who is slow to act.
Schlafmütze
тормозtormoz
(dated)An awkward, heavy, clownish fellow.
Versager, Niete
уваленьuvalenʹ

More definitions

a stooping carriage in standing and walking
an incompetent person; usually used in negative constructions

Examples

17 sentences

Tom was slouched in a chair.
CC BY · Tatoeba · CM · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Tom is no slouch.
CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Tom isn't a slouch.
CC BY · Tatoeba · CM · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
This slouched posture lowers your testosterone.
CC BY · Tatoeba · Amastan · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
I'm no slouch on the dance floor.
ruЯ не тушуюсь на танцполе.
deIch bin keine Niete auf der Tanzfläche.
CC BY · Tatoeba · kukla · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem

Translations

3 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

someone who is slow to act:

awkward, heavy, clownish fellow:

Deutsch

By meaning 4

hanging down of the head, a drooping posture; limp appearance:

any depression or hanging down:

someone who is slow to act:

awkward, heavy, clownish fellow:

Origin

Unclear. Perhaps from Middle English slugge, from Old Norse slókr (“lazy fellow”). See als

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”).

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source