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no slouch at something Definition


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slouch
verb slouches, slouched, slouching
    intr
    1. To sit, stand or walk with a tired, lazy or drooping posture.
      Thesaurus: hunch, slump, droop, stoop, hobble.
    2. To allow oneself to droop (the shoulders).
noun
    1. Such a posture.
Derivative: sloucher
noun
    Derivative: slouching
    adj
      Idiom: no slouch at something
        colloq
        Said of a person: able or competent in some respect.
          Example: She's no slouch at dancing
      Etymology: 16c: from Norse slokr a slouching person.



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