flojo

weak; slack; lazy

adjective FLOH-hoh Rare

Origin: From Latin fluxus (flowing, loose), via Vulgar Latin.

Also means

loose; light (wind)

Usage Note

Flojo is versatile: it describes a weak or slack effort (trabajo flojo — sloppy work), a lazy person (es muy flojo), a loose rope, or a light wind. It is informal. In Latin America flojo for 'lazy' is the everyday word, while in Spain vago or perezoso are also common.

Examples

"Entregó un trabajo bastante flojo para el nivel del curso."

Natural Translation

He handed in quite a weak piece of work for the course level.

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