Talk:slack

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Give me some slack[edit]

There is a slang meaning of slack, as in: "Give me some slack." The meaning is similar to "Don't put too much pressure on me". I'm not sure how to put this into the dictionary entry so I'm tucking this comment in here. 206.124.146.181 23:44, 21 February 2006 (UTC) Reply

It's not slang as much as idiomatic. I believe it's actually said "cut me some slack" as in "focus on the essential stuff" and "skip the trivial bits" "...when judging me". The "slack" in this case has basically a figurative sense corresponding to the definition of the noun under bullet point 3. But it's definitely a commonly used expression which ought to be referenced in this article. Sobtchak 13:08, 11 June 2011 (UTC)Reply

Please add Portuguese translation[edit]

Please add the Portuguese translation of the word slack. Right now, it is missing.

- - - - me 09:06, 28 December 2016 (UTC)

Which meaning are you looking for? —Stephen (Talk) 10:00, 28 December 2016 (UTC)Reply

adverb : loosely[edit]

Adverb :  in a loose or limp way
His clothes hung slack on him.

--Backinstadiums (talk) 10:59, 12 October 2020 (UTC)Reply