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slouch

Pronunciation: (slouch), [key]
—v.i.
1. to sit or stand with an awkward, drooping posture.
2. to move or walk with loosely drooping body and careless gait.
3. to have a droop or downward bend, as a hat.

—v.t.
to cause to droop or bend down, as the shoulders or a hat.

—n.
1. a drooping or bending forward of the head and shoulders; an awkward, drooping posture or carriage.
2. an awkward, clumsy, or slovenly person.
3. See slouch hat.
4. a lazy, inept, or inefficient person.

slotter

slouch hat

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