nick off

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Verb

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

  1. (Australia, slang) To leave, especially in a hurry.
    • 1961, Nene Gare, The Fringe Dwellers, Text Classics, published 2012, page 338:
      ‘I got somethin ta tell ya. Young Trilby's knicked off.’
    • 1965, Mudrooroo, Wild Cat Falling, HarperCollins, published 2001, page 64:
      I'm in for the strap tomorrow anyway when Dickie sees my sums. Got to nick off now.

Interjection

nick off

  1. (UK, Australia) Go away; get lost.
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