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sling off

sling off verb: to criticise or mock.

Verb

sling off (third-person singular simple present slings off, present participle slinging off, simple past and past participle slung off)

  1. (Australia, colloquial, idiomatic) To criticise or mock
    • Don't you sling off at me anymore!
  2. (Australia, colloquial, dated) To leave or depart.
    • That's when Keith 'slung off.

Forms of sling off

third-person singular presentslings off
present participleslinging off
past participleslung off
pastslung off

Questions about sling off

What does sling off mean?
Sling off means to criticise or mock.
What part of speech is sling off?
Sling off is a verb.
What is the past tense of sling off?
The past tense of sling off is slung off.

Words near sling off in the dictionary

  1. sling in
  2. sling ink
  3. sling it in
  4. sling load
  5. sling loads
  6. sling off
  7. sling one up
  8. sling one's hook
  9. sling out
  10. sling over
  11. sling psychrometer

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