slouch
noun
- an awkward fellow : lout
- one that is unimpressive, especially: a lazy or incompetent person
- a gait or posture characterized by an ungainly stooping of the head and shoulders or excessive relaxation of body muscles
verb
- to walk, stand, or sit with a slouch; droop
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈslaʊ̯t͡ʃ/ / [ˈslaʊ̯t͡ʃ] / /ˈslɐʊ̯t͡ʃ/
noun
Etymology: 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”).
- 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.
“In any case, Scotland has been no slouch at national invention. The Greek temple to commemorate James Thomson wasn’t the only monument raised by the 11th Earl of Buchan, who was a friend and neighbour of Walter Scott, and as great a romancer in his obsession with ruins, battlements and fancy dress.”
- An awkward, heavy, clownish fellow.
verb
Etymology: 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.
“[…] then he slouched his head down on the table and pretended to sleep.”
“Disappointment slouched him into the pew.”