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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slotch

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
slotch
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An idle, slouching fellow; a slovenly, slipshod person.

British usage

noun

A greedy or sloppy eater; a glutton.

British usage

noun

A drunkard, sot.

British usage

verb

To go about in a lazy, slovenly manner; to slouch, walk heavily, or be slipshod.

British usage; Intransitive verb

verb

To slip or flop due to being too large.

British usage

verb

To eat or drink greedily with a loud noise; to glut; to lap up; to drink to excess; get drunk.

British usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps related to slouch and slug, ultimately from or related to Old Norse slókr (“lazy fellow”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

slotches (plural) sloatch (alternative) slodge (alternative) sloch (alternative) slotches (present, singular) slotching (participle, present) slotched (participle, past) slotched (past)

Frequently Paired Words

slack

Questions

What does slotch mean?
An idle, slouching fellow; a slovenly, slipshod person.
Where does slotch come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

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