The Clue
Goof-off (7 letter answer)
The Answer
SLACKER
Tags
Notes
The answer SLACKER is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
SLACKER as a noun:
1. (slacker, shirker) = a person who shirks their work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)
SLACK as an adjective:
1. (loose, slack) = not tense or taut; "the old man's skin hung loose and grey"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope"
2. (flaccid, lax, limp, slack) = lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "flaccid muscles"; "took his lax hand in hers"; "gave a limp handshake"; "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterton; "a slack grip"
3. flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide; "slack water"
4. (lax, slack) = lacking in rigor or strictness; "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes"; "slack in maintaining discipline"