chill out

verb

chilled out; chilling out; chills out

intransitive verb

slang
: to calm down : go easy : relax
often used in the imperative

Examples of chill out in a Sentence

stop making that racket, and just chill out! if you don't chill out, you're going to get an ulcer
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Had the government chilled out in the old days, the market would have developed a base reserve security asset. Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025 Baskin-Robbins offers discount on chill treats Baskin-Robbins rewards members can chill out on the holiday and get $2 off large frozen beverages and $5 off a Polar Pizza. Julia Gomez, USA Today, 4 July 2025 They’re forever set in an idealized early 20th century England where the stratified class system dominated cultural life, in which wealthy men spent their days at gentlemen’s clubs, interrupting their lives of leisure to go chill out even more in the countryside. Brian Boone, Vulture, 18 June 2025 So grab a can, pour it over ice, and chill out—June just got a lot cooler. Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for chill out

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chill out was in 1980

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“Chill out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chill%20out. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

chill out

verb
slang
: to calm down : go easy
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