sluffed
Discarded dead skin
Sluffed is the past tense of sluff, a variant spelling of slough.
To sluff is to shed or cast off, like dead skin or a snake's outer layer: The burn victim's damaged skin sluffed away.
In casual use, to sluff off is to skip or avoid something, especially school or responsibilities: We sluffed off sixth period and went to the mall.
Light, casual throw
- disposeArrange or settle
- jettisonDeliberately discard, especially cargo
- dumpWaste disposal site
- shedCast off naturally
ditch · castoff · discard · reject · debris · waste · scrapped
Periodic shedding of covering
- peelingComing off in strips
- flakingShedding in layers
- sloughingDiscarding dead outer layers
- exfoliationShedding surface skin cells
skin · scales · snake · castoff · dander · bark · scab · renewal
Deliberate keeping away
- dodgingAvoiding by moving aside
- evasionAct of escaping detection
- neglectFailure to provide care
- procrastinationHabitual task avoidance
ducking · sidestepping · irresponsibility · dereliction · loafing · excuse-making · laziness · inaction
toss
Light, casual throw
shed · ditch · castoff · discard · reject · debris · waste · scrapped
molting
Periodic shedding of covering
exfoliation · skin · scales · snake · castoff · dander · bark · scab · renewal · lizard
avoidance
Deliberate keeping away
procrastination · ducking · sidestepping · irresponsibility · dereliction · loafing · excuse-making · laziness · inaction · apathy
ditching
Hastily discarding something
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- truancyUnauthorized absence from school
- hookyUnauthorized school absence
absent · bunking · dodging · avoiding · unexcused · no-show · absenteeism