Slav squat

noun

A low, open-legged casual squatting position in which the haunches rest on the calves and the heels are planted.

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Meanings

nounSlav squat (plural Slav squats)

plural Slav squats

  1. informalA low, open-legged casual squatting position in which the haunches rest on the calves and the heels are planted.
verbSlav squat (third-person singular simple present Slav squats, present participle Slav squatting, simple past and past participle Slav squatted)

present singular third person Slav squats · participle present Slav squatting · participle past Slav squatted · past Slav squatted

  1. informalintransitiveTo squat in this position

Origin

Named due to it being often seen from gopniks from Russia and other Eastern European countries.

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APA

Slav squat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Slav%20squat

MLA

“Slav squat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Slav%20squat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Slav squat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Slav%20squat.

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