slouch
verb
[ slaʊtʃ ]
• stand, move, or sit in a lazy, drooping way.
• "he slouched against the wall"
• bend one side of the brim of (a hat) downwards.
• "a travelling hat slouched over his eyes"
slouch
noun
• a lazy, drooping posture or movement.
• "his stance was a round-shouldered slouch"
• an incompetent person.
• "my brother was no slouch at making a buck"
• a downward bend of a hat brim.
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.
