Unlax

//ʌnˈlæks// verb, slang

verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To relax. colloquial, intransitive

    "Episode or segment titled "Check and double check (Don't hold your breath, unlax)." (ref. "Black Radio: Telling it Like it Was", Indiana University Archive, Collector's No. BROS0429, Shelf No. cass 1696; http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/findingaids/view?doc.view=entire_text&docId=VAC0316 retrieved 2017-02-09)"

  2. 2
    cause to feel relaxed wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
easeease offease uplet downlet uploosen up

Example

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"Episode or segment titled "Check and double check (Don't hold your breath, unlax)." (ref. "Black Radio: Telling it Like it Was", Indiana University Archive, Collector's No. BROS0429, Shelf No. cass 1696; http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/findingaids/view?doc.view=entire_text&docId=VAC0316 retrieved 2017-02-09)"

Etymology

Blend of unwind + relax?

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