sack it off

sack it off
vb
British
to forget, disregard (something or some-one). As used by adolescents since 2000, the term may be inspired by the colloquial 'sack' as dismiss, or the image of disposal in a bag. sackless adj
1.
(of a female) flat-chested
2.
incompetent, vacuous. The word is used in this sense particularly in the north east of England. It is said to derive from a Norse word meaning innocent or naive. An annoyingly inefficient person is often described as a 'sackless wonder'. The term is also used in the USA.
► 'R- C- is a gutless, sackless pansy who has never failed to shy away from a chal-lenge in his life.' (Recorded, US Internet sports chat room, 9 July 2004)

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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