screw-off
screw-off noun: someone who often fails to do his or her work; someone known to goof off.
Noun
screw-off (plural screw-offs)
- Someone who often fails to do his or her work; someone known to goof off.
- You know, when a guy is a screw-off you got to discipline him.1997, Robert W. Snyder, Transit talk: New York's bus and subway workers tell their stories, page 137
- I've always considered that a polite way of telling a parent that her child is a screw-off, a goofball of major talent.1988, Ann Edwards Cannon, Cal Cameron by day, Spider-man by night, page 98
Adjective
screw-off (not comparable)
- Able to be removed by unscrewing.
- These were easy wines for everyday life, with screw-off caps so that you could pour two glasses and then close up the bottle for the next day.2009, Ed McCarthy with Mary Ewing-Mulligan, California Wine For Dummies, page 14
Forms of screw-off
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Questions about screw-off
- What does screw-off mean?
- Screw-off means someone who often fails to do his or her work; someone known to goof off.
- What part of speech is screw-off?
- Screw-off can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of screw-off?
- The plural of screw-off is screw-offs.
Words near screw-off in the dictionary
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