slack off
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slack off
verb slacks off · slacking off · slacked off
- To be deliberately unproductive in one's work or study. Emily is slacking off since this is her last semester; she completely stopped trying to make good grades.
- To decrease in intensity; to ease off; to diminish; to die down. Thankfully the hail slacked off after a few minutes.
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verb to be deliberately unproductive in one's work or study
| Español | holgazanear, ociosear, aflojar, haraganear |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 弛む tarumu |
| 中文 | 偷懶 /偷懒 tōulǎn |
| Français | glander, tirer au flanc, procrastiner, atermoyer |
| Deutsch | faulenzen, vernachlässigen |
| Русский | отлынивать otlynivatʹ |
verb to decrease in intensity
| Español | menguar, amainar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 緩む yurumu |
| 中文 | 減少 /减少 jiǎnshǎo, 下降 xiàjiàng |
| Français | se calmer, diminuer |
| Deutsch | nachlassen |
| Русский | ослабевать oslabevatʹ |
Talk about this word "slack off." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/slack%20off. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. slack off. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/slack%20off "slack off." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/slack%20off.
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@misc{slack_off_2026,
title = {slack off},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/slack%20off},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
