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   slouch

   /slaʊtʃ/

   verb

   • 1. stand, move, or sit in a lazy, drooping way: "he slouched against the wall"
   • 2. bend one side of the brim of (a hat) downwards: dated "a travelling hat slouched over his eyes"

   noun

   • 1. a lazy, drooping posture or movement: "his stance was a round-shouldered slouch"
   • 2. an incompetent person: informal "my brother was no slouch at making a buck"
   • 3. a downward bend of a hat brim.

   Word Origin early 16th century (in the sense ‘lazy, slovenly person’): of unknown origin. Slouching was used to mean ‘hanging down, drooping’ (specifically describing a hat with a brim hanging over the face), and ‘having an awkward posture’ from the 17th century.

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