forslug means to lose, neglect, or destroy by sluggishness. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 77 out of 100.
Why this word is great
FORSLUG — [Verb] To lose, neglect, or destroy something through sluggishness or indolence. From Middle English forsluggen, combining the intensive prefix for- with slug (meaning to be lazy or slothful). Unlike “procrastinate,” which defers a task, or “idle,” which denotes mere inactive repose, to forslug is to enact a passive sabotage through active neglect. It is the garden choked by weeds you watched grow from the window, the ripe fruit softening to mush in the bowl, the friendship that cools and stiffens like forgotten wax—a quiet vandalism of the self, performed with a shrug.
verb
- To lose, neglect, or destroy by sluggishness.