"Slack" meaning in All languages combined

See Slack on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Slacks [plural]
Etymology: * As an English and Dutch surname, from the adjective slack. * Also as an English surname, from the noun slack (“shallow valley”). * Possibly also a Slovene surname Americanized from slak (“bindweed”), from Proto-Slavic *sъvolkъ. Etymology templates: {{der|en|nl|-}} Dutch, {{der|en|sl|-}} Slovene, {{der|en|sla-pro|*sъvolkъ}} Proto-Slavic *sъvolkъ Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Slacks}} Slack (plural Slacks)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Slack-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Slack meaning in All languages combined (1.1kB)

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