screw off

verb, intj, noun and 1 more — 6 senses

screw off

verbalso spelled screw-off

1

To remove the lid of a jar or other container by unscrewing it.

Hold it in two hands and screw off the lid. Set the lid down. Inside are pickled onions.2004, Cathy Myata, Speaking rules!: Games and activities for creating effective speakers, presenters and storytellers, page 52:

2

Colloquial, Idiomatic To fail to do one's work; to goof off.

When the boss wasn't around on the weekend they would sometimes screw off.
On account of the high rate of wages at Sydney, stevedores will not "screw off" now so willingly as they did formerly.1878, Robert White Stevens, On the stowage of ships and their cargoes: with information regarding freights, charter parties, &c., &c., page 798:

3

Colloquial, Idiomatic To leave; to bugger off.

I finished the work early so I screwed off.

screw off

intj

1

Idiomatic, Possibly, Vulgar An expression of surprise or disbelief.

"We just won a new car!" "Screw off! You're joking, right?"

Related terms: screw-off

screw-off

noun

1

Canada, US, Slang Someone who often fails to do his or her work; someone known to goof off.

You know, when a guy is a screw-off you got to discipline him.1997, Robert W. Snyder, Transit talk: New York's bus and subway workers tell their stories, page 137:
I've always considered that a polite way of telling a parent that her child is a screw-off, a goofball of major talent.1988, Ann Edwards Cannon, Cal Cameron by day, Spider-man by night, page 98:

screw-off

adj

1

Able to be removed by unscrewing.

These were easy wines for everyday life, with screw-off caps so that you could pour two glasses and then close up the bottle for the next day.2009, Ed McCarthy with Mary Ewing-Mulligan, California Wine For Dummies, page 14:

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