noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

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

Verb

1. 1
   To go about in a lazy, slovenly manner; to slouch, walk heavily, or be slipshod. UK, dialectal, intransitive
2. 2
   To slip or flop due to being too large. UK, dialectal

   "My shoes are slotching because they're too big."

3. 3
   To eat or drink greedily with a loud noise; to glut; to lap up; to drink to excess; get drunk. UK, dialectal

Synonyms

All synonyms

drabble-tailscungeuntidy person

Example

More examples

"My shoes are slotching because they're too big."

Etymology

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

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