Sluff
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:13 pts5 letters
Definition of Sluff
Noun
- Alternative spelling of slough (skin shed by a snake or other reptile).
"That is the sluff of a rattler; we must be careful."
- Alternative spelling of slough (dead skin on a sore or ulcer).
"This is the sluff that came off of his skin after the burn."
- An avalanche, mudslide, or a like slumping of material or debris.
Verb
- Alternative spelling of slough (to shed or to slide off).
- ignore, shrug (off)
- Alternative spelling of slough (discard).
- to avoid working <!--http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=sluff&searchmode=none--><!--should this be at [[sluff off]]?-->
"He's sluffing off somewhere.<!-- www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=sluff&searchmode=none-->"
- To play truant from (school).