sluff

sluff
sluff "avoid work," 1951 slang variant of SLOUGH (Cf. slough) (v.).

Etymology dictionary. 2014.

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  • sluff — [sluf] vt. SLOUGH1 …   English World dictionary

  • sluff (off) — in. to waste time; to goof off. □ Watch him. He will sluff off if you don’t keep after him. □ He won’t sluff. I know I can trust him …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • sluff — I. noun see slough III II. verb see slough IV …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sluff — /sluf/, n., v.t., v.i. slough2. * * * …   Universalium

  • sluff — verb Discard …   Wiktionary

  • sluff — n. discard, throwing down of a card in a card game …   English contemporary dictionary

  • sluff — [[t]slʌf[/t]] n. v. i. v. t. gam slough II …   From formal English to slang

  • Sluff — Dispose of an unwanted card by discarding; also called Slough (See Discard (2)) …   The official rules of card games glossary

  • sluff — I. ˈsləf noun ( s) Etymology: alteration of slough (III) 1. : slough 2. : discard 1 II …   Useful english dictionary

  • sluff off — not do, avoid doing, procrastinate    I ve been sluffing off. I m behind in my assignments …   English idioms

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