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vätys — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • milksop noun A piece of bread sopped in milk.
  • slob noun A person regarded as lazy, messy, or careless about their appearance.
  • slouch verb To stand or sit with the shoulders and head drooping forward instead of upright.
  • slowpoke noun Someone who moves or acts unusually slowly, often to the annoyance of others.

Senses

vätys is used for these senses in English:

  • good-for-nothing A person of little worth or usefulness.
  • milksop (by extension, pejorative) An easily frightened, ineffectual, or weak person.
  • slob (informal, derogatory) A lazy and slovenly or obese person.
  • slouch Someone who is slow to act.
  • slowpoke (US, Canada, informal, mildly, derogatory) A person who moves slowly or takes a long time to do something.

milksop — full definition

  1. noun A piece of bread sopped in milk.
  2. noun A dish consisting of bread pieces in a bowl, sprinkled with sugar and covered in hot milk.
  3. noun An easily frightened, ineffectual, or weak person.

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