slouch

¹slouch

noun \ˈslau̇ch\

Definition of SLOUCH

1

a : an awkward fellow : lout b : one that is unimpressive; especially : a lazy or incompetent person —used in negative constructions <was no slouch at cooking>

2

: a gait or posture characterized by an ungainly stooping of the head and shoulders or excessive relaxation of body muscles

Examples of SLOUCH

1. She walks with a slouch.
2. <is no slouch when it comes to cooking>

Origin of SLOUCH

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1515

Related to SLOUCH

Synonyms: couch potato, deadbeat, do-nothing, drone, idler, layabout, loafer, lotus-eater, lazybones, slug, slugabed, sluggard

Antonyms: doer, go-ahead, go-getter, hummer, hustler, rustler, self-starter

Related Words: bum, good-for-nothing, ne'er-do-well; crawler, creeper, dawdler, laggard, putterer, slowpoke, snail, stick-in-the-mud, straggler; clock-watcher, goldbrick, malingerer, shirker, slacker; dallier, lingerer, loiterer, loller, lounger, saunterer; delayer, procrastinator; dropout, quitter

Near Antonyms: achiever, comer, highflier (or highflyer); live wire, powerhouse

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Rhymes with SLOUCH

couch, crouch, grouch, ouch, pouch, vouch