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slouch n.1510s, "lazy man; ungainly fellow," a variant of slouk (1560s), which is of obscure origin, but probably ultimately from a Scandinavian source (perhaps Old Norse slokr "lazy fellow"), and related to slack (adj.) on the notion of "sagging, drooping." Also compare Middle English slought, slougth, variants of slouthe "indolence, slothfulness, sloth." The meaning "a drooping or stooping of the head and shoulders" is by 1725. In praise, with a negative (as in she's no slouch) by 1796, American English. slouch v. 1754, "walk, sit, or pose with a loose gait or attitude;" 1755 as "have a downcast or stooped aspect;" from slouch (n.). Related: Slouched. Slouching is attested from 1610s as a past-participle adjective; 1660s of persons, 1690s of hats with flexible brims. Hence the transitive verb slouch "pull down (one's hat) to partially conceal the face" (1760s), and slouch hat, one made of soft material with a relatively wide brim (1764). updated on January 13, 2023 |