nick off

verb

To leave, especially in a hurry.

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Meanings

verbnick off (third-person singular simple present nicks off, present participle nicking off, simple past and past participle nicked off)

present singular third person nicks off · participle present nicking off · participle past nicked off · past nicked off · alternative knick off

  1. AustraliaUKslangTo leave, especially in a hurry.

    ‘I got somethin ta tell ya. Young Trilby's knicked off.’

    1961, Nene Gare, The Fringe Dwellers, Text Classics, published 2012, page 338
    1 more example

    I'm in for the strap tomorrow anyway when Dickie sees my sums. Got to nick off now.

    1965, Mudrooroo, Wild Cat Falling, HarperCollins, published 2001, page 64
interjection

alternative knick off

  1. AustraliaUKGo away; get lost.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
rack off
Cite this entry
APA

nick off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nick%20off

MLA

“nick off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nick%20off. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nick off,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nick%20off.

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