Hammock means: A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
hammock
A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet (1.8 meters) wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.
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11 citations · last seen May 2026
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BlueskyMay 2026
How do they get in and out of the hammock ⁉️
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BlueskyMay 2026
Best Choice Products Metal Hanging Hammock C-Stand for Chair/Weather-Resistant Finish, Offset Base - Stand Only - Black #chair #outdoor #metal
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BlueskyMay 2026
Alas, if only my body could have decided to wake up at 4am yesterday when it wasn't going to rain. I could have gone on a much-needed day tour to the river. Oh well, I have a rainy midday hammock nap to look forward t…
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BlueskyMay 2026
KHANH TRINH Foldable Pull Up Bar Stable Gymnastics Equipment Portable Aerial Yoga Stand Durable Frame For Hammock Chair, Therapy Sensory Swing. Adjustable Back Stretcher For Lower Back Pain Relief #homegym #fitness #b…
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BlueskyMay 2026
3SP loved Forest School in the sun! They found tadpoles, enjoyed the hammock and created beautiful art work!🌞
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#1·Apr 27, 2026US
A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet (1.8 meters) wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.
Origin: Borrowed from , from (compare , ), from . Columbus, in the narrative of his first voyage, says: “A great many Indians in canoes came to the ship to-day for the purpose of bartering their cotton, and hamacas, or nets, in which they sleep.”. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
For parents
Hammock means: A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
For ESL learners
hammock means: A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
Heard in the wild
“How do they get in and out of the hammock ⁉️”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Best Choice Products Metal Hanging Hammock C-Stand for Chair/Weather-Resistant Finish, Offset Base - Stand Only - Black #chair #outdoor #metal”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Alas, if only my body could have decided to wake up at 4am yesterday when it wasn't going to rain. I could have gone on a much-needed day tour to the river. Oh well, I have a rainy midday hammock nap to look forward to at least.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“KHANH TRINH Foldable Pull Up Bar Stable Gymnastics Equipment Portable Aerial Yoga Stand Durable Frame For Hammock Chair, Therapy Sensory Swing. Adjustable Back Stretcher For Lower Back Pain Relief #homegym #fitness #backpainrelief #aerialyoga #gymnastics”
— Bluesky· May 2026“3SP loved Forest School in the sun! They found tadpoles, enjoyed the hammock and created beautiful art work!🌞”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026US
To lie in a hammock.
"I fancied that we — I and who? — hammocked among the summer breezes."
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“it's a nap in hammock kinda birthday”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Towa banana hammock.. must be real..”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I 100% read for leisure & they can take my leisure time when they pry my ass out of my comfy, shaded hammock”
— Bluesky· May 2026“yesterday I read zines in a hammock by the lake, serenaded by two dudes playing saxophone covers. chicago rules.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Quick question… is there room for 2 in that hammock?”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026US
(US, archaic, outside, dialects) A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with bushes and vines.
Cluster: general
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“yeah i'm running out of space and need a new plushie hammock but thats a problem for when i get back home”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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Why is this section here?
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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