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• Jehudo Epstein — Jehudo Meier Epstein (* 6. Juli 1870 in Slouk, Minsk, Weißrussland; † 16. November 1945 in Johannesburg) war ein jüdischer Maler, der aus Weißrussland stammte, den überwiegenden Teil seines Lebens aber in Österreich verbrachte …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• slouch — 1510s, lazy man, variant of slouk (1570), perhaps from O.N. slokr lazy fellow, and related to SLACK (Cf. slack) on the notion of sagging, drooping. Meaning stooping of the head and shoulders first recorded 1725. The verb meaning walk with a… …   Etymology dictionary

• slouch — [slouch] n. [< ? dial. slouk, a lazy fellow < ON slōkr < slōka, to hang down, droop < IE * (s)leug , var. of base * (s)leu , to hang limply > SLUG1, SLEET ] ☆ 1. a) a person who is awkward or lazy b) Informal a person who is… …   English World dictionary