chillax

English

Etymology

Blend of chill out +‎ relax, 1990s.

Pronunciation

• enPR: chĭlăksʹ IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɪˈlæks/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -æks

Verb

chillax (third-person singular simple present chillaxes, present participle chillaxing, simple past and past participle chillaxed)

1. (intransitive, slang) To relax; to be laid back.

   Let's watch a movie with Maria and chillax tonight.

2. (intransitive, slang) To calm down.

   Chillax dude, or they're gonna know you're tripping.

   • 2021 September 2, Paul Simms, “The Prisoner” (11:30 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows‎^[1], season 3, episode 1, spoken by The Guide (Kristen Schaal):

     “Chillax, familiar. We get it: you're a vampire-killer, with the stakes and the reflexes and all that-- great job.”

3. (intransitive, slang) To behave.

   Oi, chillax sunshine, or there's gonna be trouble!

Synonyms

• (relax): chill out, relax, unwind
• (calm down): calm down, chill, cool it
• (behave): be good, behave (oneself)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “relax”): get worked up, stress oneself (out)
• (antonym(s) of “calm down”): get riled up
• (antonym(s) of “behave”): behave badly, misbehave

Derived terms

• chillaxer

 

Translations

relax

• French: se détendre (fr)
• Macedonian: се о́пушти (se ópušti), у́жива (úživa)
• Swedish: chilla (sv), softa (sv), ta det piano

calm down

• French: se calmer (fr)
• Swedish: chilla (sv), softa (sv), ta det piano

behave

• French: se calmer (fr)