Meaning

(UK, dialectal) An idle, slouching fellow; a slovenly, slipshod person..

Definitions by Sense

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.
4. (UK, dialectal, intransitive) To go about in a lazy, slovenly manner; to slouch, walk heavily, or be slipshod.
5. (UK, dialectal, of shoes) To slip or flop due to being too large.
6. (UK, dialectal) To eat or drink greedily with a loud noise; to glut; to lap up; to drink to excess; get drunk.

Example Sentences

My shoes are slotching because they're too big.

Word Forms

• slotches
• sloatch
• slodge
• sloch
• slotching
• slotched

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When Should You Use Slotch?

Use slotch when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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