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slob out

C1 informal intransitive
In simple words

To spend time being completely lazy, usually at home, without doing anything useful

Meanings

1 C1 idiomatic informal

To relax completely by doing nothing, typically at home in an untidy or slovenly way

"After a gruelling week at work, she was looking forward to just slobbing out on the sofa."

Usage notes

Chiefly British and Australian English. Often describes a deliberate choice to be lazy for an evening or day off, sometimes used with self-deprecating humor.

Commonly used with

sofa evening in front of the TV all afternoon weekend

Forms

Base
slob out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
slobs out
he/she/it
Past simple
slobed out
yesterday
Past participle
slobed out
have + pp
-ing form
slobing out
continuous

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