Meaning & use

vegging

verb·Everyday

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Relaxing in a lazy, unproductive way, typically while watching television or doing very little (informal).

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After exams, all I wanted to do was spend the weekend vegging on the couch.

He spent his vacation vegging out in front of the TV.

A note on using this word

Vegging comes from 'veg out,' comparing a person doing nothing to an inert vegetable; it's informal and mostly used in casual speech.

Words with a similar meaning

loungingrelaxing

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