French word

flemmarder

Pronunciation

IPA/flemaʁde/

Meaning

  • verbloaf around

Example

Aujourd'hui, je flemmarde toute la journée.

Today, I am loafing around all day.

Illustration for flemmarder (loaf around)

More examples

Après le repas, nous avons tous flemmardé devant la télé.

After the meal, we all lazed around in front of the TV.

Core concept

A person lets the day drift by in low-effort inactivity, with no productive aim.

Common phrases

  • passer la journée à flemmarder

    spend the day lazing around

  • être en train de flemmarder

    be lazing around

Similar words

glander: Hang around aimlessly without doing anything in particular.
buller: Zone out and let time pass in a lazy daze.
paresser: Idle comfortably without feeling motivated to do anything.
traîner: Dawdle and let time pass without getting much done.

Definition in French

Traîner sans faire d'effort particulier, ne rien faire de productif pendant un moment.

Word origin

Flemmarder is derived from the colloquial adjective flemmard by adding the verb ending -er; flemmard is related to flemme, a lack of motivation.

Usage tips

  • Flemmarder is intransitive, so it takes no direct object; periods such as toute la journée can be added to say how long it lasts.

Other meanings

  • slack offverb

Opposites

Related words

  • flemmardlazyadjective
  • flemmardiselazinessnoun

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