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slotch

slotch noun: an idle, slouching fellow; a slovenly, slipshod person.

Noun

slotch (plural slotches)

  1. (UK, dialectal) An idle, slouching fellow; a slovenly, slipshod person.
  2. (UK, dialectal) A greedy or sloppy eater; a glutton.
  3. (UK, dialectal) A drunkard, sot.

Verb

slotch (third-person singular simple present slotches, present participle slotching, simple past and past participle slotched)

  1. (UK, dialectal, intransitive) To go about in a lazy, slovenly manner; to slouch, walk heavily, or be slipshod.
  2. (UK, dialectal) To slip or flop due to being too large.
    • My shoes are slotching because they're too big.
  3. (UK, dialectal) To eat or drink greedily with a loud noise; to glut; to lap up; to drink to excess; get drunk.

Forms of slotch

Noun
pluralslotches
alternative formsloatch
alternative formslodge
alternative formsloch
Verb
third-person singular presentslotches
present participleslotching
past participleslotched
pastslotched

Origin of slotch

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

Questions about slotch

What does slotch mean?
Slotch means an idle, slouching fellow; a slovenly, slipshod person.
What part of speech is slotch?
Slotch can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of slotch?
The plural of slotch is slotches.

Words near slotch in the dictionary

  1. Slotas
  2. slotback
  3. slotbacks
  4. slotcar
  5. slotcars
  6. slotch
  7. sloth
  8. sloth bear
  9. sloth bears
  10. slothed
  11. slothen

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