Slouch
Meaning of Slouch
To sit or walk with drooping shoulders; a lazy person.
ما معنى كلمة Slouch بالعربي؟
الجلوس أو الوقوف
😴🪑 الجلوس أو الوقوف بوضعية مُنحنية ومُترهلة؛ وضعة جسد غير مُستقيمة وكسولة؛ تراخي في القامة وعدم انتصاب؛ هيئة مُتعبة تُظهر الكسل؛ مظهر غير مُنضبط يفتقر للحيوية والنشاط 😴🪑
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Slouch in a sentence
Slouching posture reduced lung capacity in the ergonomics test.
No slouch at closing deals, the agent won the account.
Slouching in court can appear disrespectful.
Pupils slouch when they are tired.
Origin of Slouch
Of uncertain origin; sixteenth century.
In the Genetic Learning (GL) context
In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, slouch is a posture word. GL study tips stress upright posture.
Slouch audio micro-course (transcript)
Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning
Narrator: Today's word is "Slouch" — verb, pronounced /slaʊtʃ/, with the stress on "slouch".
Narrator: To slouch is to sit, stand or walk with your shoulders bent forward in a lazy way.
Narrator: In plain English, slump.
Narrator: Its origin is uncertain, perhaps from an old word for a lazy fellow.
Narrator: A common collocation is "slouch in your chair", which describes slumping.
Narrator: It differs from "lean", because slouch suggests poor posture.
Narrator: In a second sense, "no slouch" means someone skilled, as in "she's no slouch at chess".
Narrator: Health, ergonomics, parenting and idioms use the word.
Narrator: So remember: don't slouch, but be no slouch.
Read podcasts 2 and 3
Podcast 2 — In conversation
Speaker A: Why does your back ache?
Speaker B: I SLOUCH at my desk! Origin uncertain.
Speaker A: All day?
Speaker B: Eight hours.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "Stop slouching", parenting. "He slouched against the wall", fiction. "She's no slouch at maths", praise.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: "No slouch" is praise, not criticism.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Slump is its twin, hunch its cousin, and droop an alternative — yet slouch keeps its lazy charm!
Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering
Speaker B: Let's use "slouch" in AI prompts — useful for posture apps and ergonomics.
Speaker A: How for posture?
Speaker B: Detection.
Prompt: Alert the user when the webcam detects they are slouching for ten minutes.
Speaker A: And ergonomics?
Speaker B: Desks.
Prompt: Suggest desk changes that stop me slouching.
Speaker A: Could it help fitness?
Speaker B: Yes, for exercises.
Prompt: List five stretches for people who slouch at work.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Idioms.
Prompt: Explain the phrase no slouch with examples.
Frequently asked questions about Slouch
What does Slouch mean?
To sit or walk with drooping shoulders; a lazy person.
ما معنى كلمة Slouch بالعربي؟
الجلوس أو الوقوف — 😴🪑 الجلوس أو الوقوف بوضعية مُنحنية ومُترهلة؛ وضعة جسد غير مُستقيمة وكسولة؛ تراخي في القامة وعدم انتصاب؛ هيئة مُتعبة تُظهر الكسل؛ مظهر غير مُنضبط يفتقر للحيوية والنشاط 😴🪑
How do you pronounce Slouch?
Slouch is pronounced /slaʊtʃ/ and is used as a verb / noun.
How is Slouch used in a sentence?
Slouching posture reduced lung capacity in the ergonomics test.
What are synonyms of Slouch?
slump, droop, stoop, hunch, sag, loll.