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
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There's also a kids' camp and other similar programming that gives younger visitors the ideal amount of socialization—and allows parents to actually get a few hours to kick back and relax.—
Katherine Polcari,
Southern Living,
2 May 2026
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Wash the Floor the Right Way Porch floors collect fine dust that gets kicked back into the air every time someone walks across them.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Though the sisters are supposedly first-generation Italian American, no whiff of the old country hangs about Kay; Dorothy will at least spit out a few words in Italian.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Turquoise pearl, and azure line the space, and a cylindrical hanging light sculpture made of hundreds of white and gold ceramic fish hangs about the lounge seating area.—
Kristin Braswell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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Activities on the sprawling estate span from the active (horseback riding, hiking, kayaking) to the restful (lounging by the large pool overlooking the mountains).—
Rebekah Peppler,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2026
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Photos of the pair lounging at the pool of an exclusive Arizona hotel were published at the time, followed by Russini and Vrabel’s swift denials of anything untoward.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
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On March 17, a video obtained by TMZ showed LaBeouf in a hotel lobby in Rome, Italy, wearing only his underwear and trying to bum a light for a cigarette.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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Spring cleaning bumming you out?—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The sublime—a concept introduced by the first-century philosopher Longinus and later refined by Edmund Burke and Immanuel Kant—rests on an encounter with something too immense or too powerful for the human mind to comprehend fully.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The hotel staff moved us to their own dormitory higher up on the land to rest.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
4 May 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
Verb
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The bus idled in a parking lot while the driver, Evan Prothero, and the choir director deliberated.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2026
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During air quality advisories, Derf recommends people avoid idling in a drive-thru for too long or mowing during air quality advisories because that could increase emissions.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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That was the game Towns played.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Mia Arguelles, who typically plays midfielder, filled in at goalkeeper due to injuries and made two saves for Andrew (7-6-1, 3-2).—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Veg out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veg%20out. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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