Definition of slack
slack
- to idle, waste time.
Last edited on Oct 03 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.
- tolerance.
Give him some slack - he's just a kid.
Last edited on Oct 03 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.
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| Definitions include: to be lenient. | |
| Definitions include: a druggie partier who doesn't care about getting good grades just about getting high or drunk and what party is this weekend. | |
| Definitions include: a moron or lazy person, typically residing in a rural area; "bumpkin". | |
| Definitions include: in the manner of a slack-jaw. | |
| Definitions include: Someone that is slow, stupid and easy to push around. | |
| Definitions include: to work less hard than appropriate. | |
| Definitions include: activism that requires little effort (and that often has little effect) and is mainly designed to make participants feel better about themselves. | |
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