Veg out/ボーっとする

Pronunciation /vedʒ aʊt/ (ヴェッジ・アウト)
Part of Speech Verb
English Definition

To relax completely and do nothing, often in front of the TV — 'I just want to veg out tonight.'

Japanese Translation

何もせずにだらだら過ごす、くつろぐ

Japanese Explanation

テレビの前などで何もせずにだらだら過ごすことを意味する動詞。


Origin

From 'vegetable' (implying inactive, plant-like stillness), turned into an informal verb.


Related Words


Veg out
Australian English

To relax without thinking, to be in a “vegetative” state.

日本語
ボーっとする。無感覚状態。厳密に言えばveg outは、「植物のようになる」という意味だ。

Plain English
Mindlessly. Relax without thinking. To be in a stupor.

My weekends are spent vegging out in front of the telly, watching the footy.週末は、テレビの前でフットボールを見ながらボーっとする。My weekends are spent mindlessly in front of the TV, watching football.
I’d rather veg out on the couch than battle the corporate rat race.人間の激しい競争社会で戦うより、家のソファで無感覚状態になったほうがいいね。I’d rather be a couch potato than battle the corporate rat race.

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