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i wondered about it too, i imagine it comes from "cut me some slack" = "cut the criticism", hence slack=criticism
by croisillon 8y ago
i wondered about it too, i imagine it comes from "cut me some slack" = "cut the criticism", hence slack=criticism
- np_tedious 8y agoIn this context, "slack" and "flak"/"flack" are opposites
- AgentME 8y agoIn the phrase "cut me some slack", the speaker is asking for more slack. It's like "give me a slice of meat" or "cut some meat for me".
- croisillon 8y agoooooooh :) I learned something thank you!