schlampen

== German == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle High German slampen, probably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lembʰ- (“to hang loosely”), for which see Schlamm (“mud”) for more. See also Schlampe. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃlampən/ Rhymes: -ampən Hyphenation: schlam‧pen === Verb === schlampen (weak, third-person singular present schlampt, past tense schlampte, past participle geschlampt, auxiliary haben) (derogatory, intransitive) (colloquial) to work in a careless, sloppy manner; to slack; to botch [with bei or in (+ dative)] Synonym: pfuschen ich habe beim Reparieren des Rohres geschlampt ― I was sloppy when repairing the pipe (dialectal, of clothing) to hang, droop, be baggy Antonym: sitzen (rare) to eat or drink noisily Hyponyms: schmatzen, schlürfen ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== verschlampen schlampig === References === === Further reading === “schlampen” in Duden online “schlampen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “schlampen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.