1
a
: an awkward fellow : lout
b
: one that is unimpressive
especially
: a lazy or incompetent person
—used in negative constructions
was no slouch at cooking
2
: a gait or posture characterized by an ungainly stooping of the head and shoulders or excessive relaxation of body muscles
slouched; slouching; slouches
1
: to walk, stand, or sit with a slouch : assume a slouch
2
: droop
3
: to go or move slowly or reluctantly
: to cause to droop
slouched his shoulders
sloucher
noun
Examples of slouch in a Sentence
Noun
She walks with a slouch.
is no slouch when it comes to cooking
Verb
Sit up straight. Please don't slouch.
She slouched into the room.
The boy was slouching over his school books.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
But her opponents for the nomination are no slouches: Lyonne is a five-time nominee, including acting nods for Russian Doll, Orange Is the New Black, and, two years ago, the first season of Poker Face.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 24 May 2025
Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 10 June 2025
This includes multiple sections where your quick-moving hero is replaced with a lumbering 30-foot-tall mech, which slouches pitifully down straight corridors toward encounters with equally large demons.
—ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
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Noun
Diaz was no slouch, as many who remember him can attest.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
But her opponents for the nomination are no slouches: Lyonne is a five-time nominee, including acting nods for Russian Doll, Orange Is the New Black, and, two years ago, the first season of Poker Face.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 24 May 2025
Verb
What rough wireless provider, its hour come round at last, slouches toward Los Angeles to be born?
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 10 June 2025
This includes multiple sections where your quick-moving hero is replaced with a lumbering 30-foot-tall mech, which slouches pitifully down straight corridors toward encounters with equally large demons.
—ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
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“Slouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slouch. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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slouch
1 of 2 noun1
: an awkward, lazy, or unqualified person
2
: a manner of walking, sitting, or standing characterized by an awkward stooping of head and shoulders
slouch
2 of 2 verb
: to walk, sit, or stand with a slouch
sloucher
noun
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