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slump

UK/slʌmp/ US/ˈslʌmp/ uncommon slang uk
verb (4) noun (2)

verb

1.
2.

fall or sink heavily

  • “He slumped onto the couch”
  • “My spirits sank”
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3.

fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly

  • “The real estate market fell off”
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4.

go down in value

  • “the stock market corrected”
  • “prices slumped”
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noun

1.

a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality

  • “the team went into a slump”
  • “a gradual slack in output”
  • “a drop-off in attendance”
  • “a falloff in quality”
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2.

Origin

Probably of North Germanic origin: compare Danish slumpe (“to stumble upon by chance”), Norwegian slumpe (“happen by chance”), Norwegian slumpa (“happen by chance”), Swedish slumpa (“randomize; to sell off”), Swedish slump (“chance, randomness, happenstance”). Compare also German schlumpen (“to trail; draggle; be sloppy”), dialectal Dutch slompen (“to walk clumsily”).

Phrases

  • slump down
  • sophomore slump
  • Trump slump

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