Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slacks

/slˈæks/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables: slacks
IPA: /slˈæks/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of slack

noun

Semi-formal trousers which are less formal than those that are part of a suit but nowadays are considered suitable casualwear in most offices. (Takes a plural verb even when referring to a single pair; may be referred to as a pair of slacks.)

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of slack

name

plural of Slack

Example Sentences

"Discipline, that’s what we need. Discipline. How are we going to win the war without discipline? Do you know, sir, some of these fellows come on parade in slacks - so I’ve been told. Can’t expect to win a war that way. Slacks! My God!"
"Not five minutes later, Zooey, with his hair combed wet, stood wet, stood barefoot at the washbowl, wearing a pair of beltless dark-gray sharkskin slacks, a face towel across his bare shoulders."
"For a change, Selina was not in slacks, but in a simple dirndl and sandals."

Inflected Forms

slack (attributive)

Rhymes With

tax attacks max tracks relax blacks backs packs wax cracks lacks snacks

Questions

How do you pronounce slacks?: The recorded pronunciation is /slˈæks/.
What does slacks mean?: plural of slack

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