Meanings
present singular third person chillaxes · participle present chillaxing · participle past chillaxed · past chillaxed
- intransitiveslangTo relax; to be laid back.
Chillax my friend. I agree with most of your sentiments about Tarantino and his use of violence as comedy.
1994 December 6, Fern Cervantes, “Devil worshipping mom beaters”, in bit.listserv.cinema-l (Usenet)1 more example
“He wrote, ‘Hey, Laurbell! What’s up? How r u & ur roomie? Mom & I miss u x a zillion! We decided 2 turn ur room into storage 4 the antiques we r going 2 buy. Hope u r finding time 2 chillax. Give Wisp a hug. G2G. Write me back! Luv, Dad.’”
2012, Jessica Burkhart, Popular, Aladdin M!X, Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division, →ISBN, page 147 - intransitiveslangTo calm down.
“Chillax, familiar. We get it: you're a vampire-killer, with the stakes and the reflexes and all that-- great job.”
2021 September 2, Paul Simms, “The Prisoner” (11:30 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 3, episode 1, spoken by The Guide (Kristen Schaal)
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo behave.
antonym(s) of “relax”
antonym(s) of “calm down”
antonym(s) of “behave”
Origin
Blend of chill out + relax. First use appears c. 1994. See cite below.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French se calmer, se calmer
- se calmercalm down
- se calmerbehave
- se détendrerelax
Swedish chilla, softa
- chillacalm down
- softacalm down
- ta det pianocalm down
- chillarelax
- softarelax
- ta det pianorelax
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with chillax
All rhymes →Cite this entry
chillax. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chillax
“chillax.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chillax. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chillax,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chillax.
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