Meaning & use

Chillax

verb·Everyday

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To relax and calm down, especially by not worrying about something.

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Chillax, we still have an hour before the flight boards.

After finals, the students just wanted to chillax on the beach for a week.

A note on using this word

A blend (portmanteau) of "chill" and "relax" that became popular in casual American English during the 1990s; it stays firmly in the informal register.

Words with a similar meaning

relaxunwindchill out

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Words with an opposite meaning

stressfret

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