veg out

verb

ˈvej- How to pronounce veg out (audio)
Definition of veg outnext
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. — 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 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
  1. kick back
  2. hang about
  3. lounge
  4. bum
  5. rest
  6. footle
  7. idle
  8. play
Verb
  • And don’t forget to grab a few pieces for simply kicking back and relaxing.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Before the fire, patrons were kicking back cold ones about a block from Down the Hatch.
    — David Dickstein, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of kick back
Verb
  • President James Garfield’s assassin, Charles Guiteau, died by hanging about five months after he was convicted of murder.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 17 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of hang about
Verb
  • Like people, the birds occasionally like to lounge in bed, sometimes not leaving the roost until midmorning or when dew is gone.
    — Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
  • This two-piece set was particularly designed for lounging and getting things done alike.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of lounge
Verb
  • My conversation partner returned, somehow unable to bum even a single cigarette from anyone at this party.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 July 2026
  • I'mPhaedra Trethan, bummed out to hear one of my favorite baseball announcers has been let go in a round of ESPN layoffs.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 21 July 2026
Definition of bum
Verb
  • Alarm bells are sounding in Chicago as another family lays a child to rest after an electric scooter collision.
    — Narmeen Khan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • This week, hundreds of brown pelicans, California gulls and sandpipers rested along the shoreline as waves rolled in.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of rest
Verb
  • Last year an American startup called Swarm Technologies paid a footling $900,000 fine for sending four tiny satellites into orbit on an Indian rocket, having been denied permission to do so by the US Federal Communications Commission.
    — The Economist, The Economist, 17 July 2019
Definition of footle
Verb
  • The former home of Belden had a commercial use in recent years and idled for six years before being acquired by his group.
    — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
  • There will be plenty of time for Giannis to immerse himself in the moment, with the Heat idle the previous two days.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of idle
Verb
  • He was handed a wild card to play doubles at Wimbledon this year but lost in the first round.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • My model is concentrated on the last 24 rounds played, and includes driving distance, strokes gained off the tee, strokes gained around the green, strokes gained putting, and strokes gained on par 3s longer than 200 yards.
    — Dennis Esser, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of play

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