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slick as a whistle

slick as a whistle adjective: smooth and skillful; performed with ease and grace.

Adjective

slick as a whistle

  1. (simile) Smooth and skillful; performed with ease and grace.

Questions about slick as a whistle

What does slick as a whistle mean?
Slick as a whistle means smooth and skillful; performed with ease and grace.
What part of speech is slick as a whistle?
Slick as a whistle is an adjective.

Words near slick as a whistle in the dictionary

  1. slicing the pie
  2. slicing up
  3. slicingly
  4. slicings
  5. slick
  6. slick as a whistle
  7. slick as snot
  8. slick back
  9. slick cam
  10. slick down
  11. slick rick

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