sit off

sit off
vb
British
a.
to relax
b.
to act in a lazy, disinterested way
The term was in use among adolescents, especially in the Liverpool area, in 2003.
The noun 'sit-off' denotes a party or gathering at which participants are inert, e.g. after drug use.

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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