English Reference
Idiom idiom

sling off

Meaning

To criticise or mock

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples
SIMPLE

“It is not nice to sling off at your friends.”

CONTEXTUAL

“He always slings off at his coworkers when they make a small mistake.”

COMPLEX

“Instead of offering constructive feedback, the critic spent the entire evening slinging off at the artist's latest work.”

Anchors to
Related idioms4entries
  1. 01

    sling along

    To hang around or loiter.

  2. 02

    sling one's hook

    To leave, depart, especially if forced to do so.

  3. 03

    sling to

    To pay a bribe to a police officer from the profits of gambling.

  4. 04

    slings and arrows

    Hardships or adverse circumstances.

Last updated August 10, 2026