veg
v.v. to relax and do nothing, usually by sitting in front of the TV. It is a very casual way to say you are being lazy for a while.
v. to spend time in an inactive or lazy manner, typically by engaging in mindless activities like watching television. Often used to describe recovery after a period of hard work.
I just want to go home and veg in front of the TV.
After finishing her final exams, she spent the entire weekend on the sofa just trying to veg.
While some people find active hobbies restorative, others prefer to simply veg for a few hours to mentally decompress from the stresses of the work week.
Clipping of various related words including vegetable, vegetarian, and vegetate.
Coined in a 1948 paper in the American Journal of Psychology by Robert S. Harper and S. S. Stevens.http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-9556(194807)61%3A3%3C343%3AAPSOWA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-D, http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-9556(195304)66%3A2%3C304%3AANCTVS%3E2.0.CO%3B2-Y
Intransitive verb; frequently followed by the prepositional phrase 'out' or 'in front of'.
I am going to veg my bodyI am going to veg outThe verb is intransitive and cannot take a direct object like 'my body'.