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verb
To lounge in bed for an excessive period of time; to bed rot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, intransitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Old Norse herpa? Middle English -elen Scots -le Scots hurkle Scots hurkle-durklebor. English hurkle-durkle Borrowed from Scots hurkle-durkle (“to lounge in bed”), from hurkle. The term was introduced into English after lexicographer Susie Dent began spreading awareness of the term in 2015, and went viral on TikTok in 2024.
