slouch

Pronunciation: /ˈslaʊ̯t͡ʃ/

The English word “slouch” has 7 meanings listed here.

noun

A hanging down of the head; a drooping posture; a limp appearance.
Any depression or hanging down, as of a hat brim.
Someone who is slow to act.
An awkward, heavy, clownish fellow.

verb

To hang or droop; to adopt a limp posture
To walk in a clumsy, lazy manner.
To cause to hang down or droop; to depress.

Etymology

Unclear. Perhaps from Middle English slugge, from Old Norse slókr (“lazy fellow”). See also Swedish sloka (“to slouch, wilt”), related to Swedish slak (“slack, soft and flexible”) and Latin laxus (“loose, slack”).

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