as in to kill time
to spend time doing nothing
after an exhausting week at work, I just want to spend the weekend vegging out
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Recent Examples of veg out
Just take care of your[self], and veg out.
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
This set is damn near professional-wear, with a blazer-style top and contrast piping for those who like to veg out with dignity.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 10 Dec. 2025
And while humans tend to veg out on the couch, canines typically only watch for short periods.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Plus: What better way for locals to veg out during a stressful election season than with some grade-A on-screen drama?
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 19 Sep. 2024
This isn't only a place to veg out, though.
—Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2023
But my favorite way to spend a day off is to just veg out and watch the boob tube.
—Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 23 June 2021
Earlier in the episode, Kyle and Nellie bond over video games, and decide to skip prom to veg out on the couch together.
—Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 26 May 2020
Making the choice to be social is especially difficult at the end of an exhausting day when your impulse may be to veg out on the couch.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
This set is damn near professional-wear, with a blazer-style top and contrast piping for those who like to veg out with dignity.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 10 Dec. 2025
And while humans tend to veg out on the couch, canines typically only watch for short periods.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Plus: What better way for locals to veg out during a stressful election season than with some grade-A on-screen drama?
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 19 Sep. 2024
This isn't only a place to veg out, though.
—Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2023
But my favorite way to spend a day off is to just veg out and watch the boob tube.
—Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 23 June 2021
Earlier in the episode, Kyle and Nellie bond over video games, and decide to skip prom to veg out on the couch together.
—Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 26 May 2020
Making the choice to be social is especially difficult at the end of an exhausting day when your impulse may be to veg out on the couch.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for veg out
Verb
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After breaking a sweat, kick back by the zen outdoor infinity pool.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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This bedrock of the community is the place to sip frozen pina coladas and kick back.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
2 June 2026
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On Monday, May 18, a 7%-illuminated crescent will hang about two degrees from Venus, with Jupiter about 20 degrees above.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
15 May 2026
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The plush beds have new headboards, tapestries by local artist Elena Carozzi now hang about the beds, bespoke wardrobes and minibars were created in dark wood and straw, and the bathrooms have been redone in green Cipollino marble.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
1 May 2026
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The elastic bands also make the sandals easy to slide on for airport security, quick coffee runs, or poolside lounging.—
Aashna Gheewalla,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
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Dreaming of lounging on a pink sand beach this summer?—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
29 May 2026
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Some were drawn first to the language and its interna ideo, only to later realize the travel benefits involved; others had learned the language specifically to bum around.—
Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
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That means, as some critics of the ban have pointed out, that 18-year-olds will almost certainly bum cigarettes from older friends—the same way younger teens have acquired them since time immemorial.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2026
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In another Amsterdam photo, a pair of identical world globes, recalling Ghirri’s passion for cartography and atlases, rest on matching supports to conjure that oldest of surrealist tropes, a pair of staring eyes.—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Eventually, your eyes come to rest on the hotel’s facade—an impressive grid of local stone and wooden louvers that is Urquiola’s ode to the oeuvre of Rationalist architect Giuseppe Terragni.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Get our daily newsletter Yet Mr Schwarzman avoids footling with life’s foot-soldiers for a reason.—
The Economist,
The Economist,
19 Sep. 2019
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An emotionally disturbed man swiped an idling private ambulance off a Bronx street Thursday — taking the rescue vehicle on a short joyride before crashing it into a car, police said.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2026
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Hardy reportedly kept production stalled by staying in his trailer for hours at a time, often leaving co-stars Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren idle on set.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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Sometimes there would be groups of young men along the sidewalks by the entrance to the pool, playing a game with coins thrown against a wall.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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More screen time is given over to her burgeoning friendship with firebrand suffragette Mary, played by singer Lily Allen in a deliberately anachronistic performance — her forthright speech and manner beamed in directly from the 21st century.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
3 June 2026
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“Veg out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veg%20out. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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