slack (off)

verb

Definition of slack (off)next
1
as in to hang around

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2
as in to forget

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slack (off)
  1. hang around
  2. forget
  3. bum
  4. neglect
  5. hang about
  6. veg out
  7. idle
Verb
  • The goal was to make the playoffs, or (more reasonably) to at least hang around the race long enough to play meaningful hockey into the final months.
    Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
  • While it's not expected to snow on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, the white stuff from Monday could hang around to give the holiday a festive look.
    Natalie Davies, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of hang around
Verb
  • Another pitfall is forgetting about the investments that are placed in the IRA.
    Chris Carosa, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • And forget about trying to use a passkey to log into PayPal on Firefox.
    Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of forget
Verb
  • Did Phoebe get bummed out again because they were thrown out a second time?
    Bob Sassone, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Usher, Coming Home This is Usher’s best album since 2004’s Confessions, and I’m bummed that more people haven’t listened to it.
    Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of bum
Verb
  • More subtly, Trump could disengage from international organizations by neglecting to comply with their rules, refusing to attend critical meetings, or obstructing key agenda items.
    Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Nef, as a good historian of thought, did not neglect the many sources besides the Enlightenment that led to the jump in economic prosperity.
    Alejandro Antonio Chafuen, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of neglect
Verb
  • Most asteroids hang about in the Mars to Jupiter region, and the ones near Earth obviously hang about a bit closer.
    Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The big picture: The nine-block shopping district got its own Art Deco-style sign on Monday, which now hangs about 25 feet in the air over Cary Street by Burtons Grill & Bar.
    Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of hang about
Verb
  • Plus: What better way for locals to veg out during a stressful election season than with some grade-A on-screen drama?
    Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 19 Sep. 2024
  • This isn't only a place to veg out, though.
    Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2023
Definition of veg out
Verb
  • My heartbeat pounded in my ears, drowning out the anticipatory purr of two ambulance engines idling nearby.
    Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Plus, the company furloughed 82 employees last week, and also idled its Oklahoma factory – where it's believed to have produced only a small number of vehicles for fleet customers.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of idle
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