veg out

/vɛdʒ ˈaʊt/

verb

To relax in a slack attitude, not moving much.

“After an exhausting day at work, I would veg out in front of the TV.”

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vegetate
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Meanings

verbveg out (third-person singular simple present vegs out or veges out or vegges out, present participle veging out or vegging out, simple past and past participle veged out or vegged out)

present singular third person vegs out · present singular third person veges out · present singular third person vegges out · participle present veging out · participle present vegging out · participle past veged out · past veged out · participle past vegged out · past vegged out

  1. figurativelyinformalTo relax in a slack attitude, not moving much.

    After an exhausting day at work, I would veg out in front of the TV.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbengage in passive relaxation

Similar
vegetate
Broader
relaxloosen upunbend
Also see
jell outloaf aroundstonevegetate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From veg + out, the former a clipping of vegetate.

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Translations

Dutch chillen
  • chillenrelax in a slack way
German absicken
  • absickenrelax in a slack way
Polish obijać się
  • obijać sięrelax in a slack way
Swedish dega
  • degarelax in a slack way
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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