slacks

plural of slack

Noun form of, plural

  1. plural of slack

Noun dated, plural

  1. 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.)
    • 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....
    • 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. - 1957, J. D. Salinger,...
    • For a change, Selina was not in slacks, but in a simple dirndl and sandals. - 1961, Xavier Herbert, Soldiers' Women, Netley, SA: Fontana Books, published 1978, page 60:

Forms

slack

Verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of slack