Word of the Day - slouch

slouch

/slaʊtʃ/
verb
1 no object, with adverbial Stand, move, or sit in a lazy, drooping way.
2 dated with object Bend one side of the brim of (a hat) downwards.
noun
1 A lazy, drooping posture or movement.
2 informal usually with negative An incompetent person.
3 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.

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Joe slouched against the bus stop shelter. As long as he wasn't going to stride
purposefully to his destination, he might as well rest while waiting for
the bus.