slotch

English

Alternative forms

• sloatch, slodge, sloch

Etymology

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

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, of shoes) 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.

Related terms

• slack