sluff

Meaning

Noun

1. Alternative spelling of slough (skin shed by a snake or other reptile).
2. Alternative spelling of slough (dead skin on a sore or ulcer).
3. An avalanche, mudslide, or a like slumping of material or debris.

Verb

1. Alternative spelling of slough (to shed or to slide off).
2. ignore, shrug (off)
3. Alternative spelling of slough (discard).
4. to avoid working
5. To play truant from (school).

Synonyms

discard

dispose

fling

fling away

jettison

throw away

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Translations

ausrangieren

fortwerfen

verwerfen

wegwerfen

etw. ausscheiden

etw. ausrangieren

etw. aussondern

écarter

jeter

se débarrasser de

buttar via

abicio

abiciō

storten

ausgetrieben

Pronounced as (IPA)

/slʌf/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: slough

Cognate with Middle High German: slûch

Cognate with German: Schlauch

In summary

From Middle English slough (“skin, husk, rind; cocoon; scales; cyst”), akin to Middle High German slûch (“slough”) (whence German Schlauch (“tube, hose”)).