Dictionary

chillax en · VERB

Pronunciation

• chĭlăksʹ
• /t͡ʃɪˈlæks/
• (Australia) audio

Etymology

Blend of chill out + relax. First use appears c. 1994. See cite below.

Meanings

1. (intransitive, slang) To relax; to be laid back.
   • “He wrote, ‘Hey, Laurbell! What’s up? How r u & ur roomie? Mom & I miss u x a zillion! We decided 2 turn ur room into storage 4 the antiques we r going 2 buy. Hope u r finding time 2 chillax. Give Wisp a hug. G2G. Write me back! Luv, Dad.’” 2012, Jessica Burkhart, Popular, Aladdin M!X, Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division, →ISBN, page 147:
   • Chillax my friend. I agree with most of your sentiments about Tarantino and his use of violence as comedy. 1994 December 6, Fern Cervantes, “Devil worshipping mom beaters”, in bit.listserv.cinema-l (Usenet):
2. (intransitive, slang) To calm down.
   • “Chillax, familiar. We get it: you're a vampire-killer, with the stakes and the reflexes and all that-- great job.” 2021 September 2, Paul Simms, “The Prisoner” (11:30 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 3, episode 1, spoken by The Guide (Kristen Schaal):
3. (intransitive, slang) To behave.

Forms

Antonyms

stress oneself (antonym(s) of “relax”) · misbehave (antonym(s) of “behave”) · get worked up (antonym(s) of “relax”) · behave badly (antonym(s) of “behave”) · get riled up (antonym(s) of “calm down”)

Deriveds

chillaxer

Synonyms

unwind (relax) · be good (behave) · behave (behave) · chill out (relax) · relax (relax) · calm down (calm down) · cool it (calm down) · chill (calm down)

Translations (11)

sv softa (relax) · sv ta det piano (calm down) · sv chilla (calm down) · mk се о́пушти (relax) · sv chilla (relax) · sv softa (calm down) · mk у́жива (relax) · sv ta det piano (relax) · fr se détendre (relax) · fr se calmer (behave) · fr se calmer (calm down)