# nutty slack

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌnʌti ˈslæk/

## Definitions
1. A cheap fuel consisting of slack (“coal dust”) and nuts (“small lumps of coal”); unlike other solid fuels it was not rationed during the period after World War II.

## Etymology
From nutty (“containing nuts”) + slack.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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