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slack off

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌslæk ˈɔf/ · UK /ˌslæk ˈɒf/

slack off means: To choose to work or study less hard than you should.

verb

AVOID WORKB2

To choose to work or study less hard than you should.

  • Stop slacking off and help me.
  • She slacked off during her last term at school.
  • Are the workers slacking off when the manager leaves?

How to use it: slack off on something (He has been slacking off on his homework.)

Similar words: slack, loaf, shirk

Opposites: work hard

Common phrases: slack off at work, slack off in class

BECOME WEAKERC1

To become weaker, slower, or less strong.

  • The rain finally slacked off.
  • Business usually slacks off after the holidays.
  • Has the wind slacked off enough for us to leave?

Similar words: ease off, die down, lessen

Opposites: intensify

Common phrases: slack off gradually, slack off at night

Questions about slack off

What does slack off mean?

To choose to work or study less hard than you should.

What is slack off in other languages?

Türkçe: kaytarmak · Español: holgazanear · Français: tirer au flanc · Deutsch: faulenzen · Italiano: battere la fiacca · 日本語: 怠ける

How do you pronounce slack off?

In American English /ˌslæk ˈɔf/; in British English /ˌslæk ˈɒf/.

How do you use slack off in a sentence?

Stop slacking off and help me. She slacked off during her last term at school.

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