English Explanatory Dictionary

hurkle-durkle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To lounge in bed for an excessive period of time; to bed rot.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

hurkle-durkle hurkle-durkles hurkle-durkling hurkle-durkled

Etymology

Etymology tree Old Norse herpa? Proto-Germanic *-lōną Old English -lian 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.

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