Neg

//nɛɡ// adj, name, noun, verb, slang

adj, name, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Clipping of negative. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
  2. 2
    Clipping of negative. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, rhetoric
  3. 3
    An expression or implication that one has a negative value judgement of someone in order to make them desire one's approval, especially when trying to pick up a date.

    "The purpose of a neg is to lower a woman's self esteem while actively displaying a lack of interest in her—by telling her she has lipstick on her teeth, for example, or offering her a piece of gum after she speaks."

  4. 4
    a penalty for giving an incorrect answer before a tossup has been fully read.
Verb
  1. 1
    To annoy or irritate deliberately. British, slang
  2. 2
    To express or imply a negative value judgement of someone to make them desire one's approval, especially when trying to pick up a date. transitive

    "Women, on the other hand, are wired to believe that men are always ready to reach home base and never turn down a booty opportunity. So when he negs you, it seems unnatural, and you may worry that something’s wrong with your relationship."

  3. 3
    To leave negative feedback about (someone) in a reputation tracking system. Internet, transitive

    "I negged the seller who didn't send me the widget I paid for."

Adjective
  1. 1
    HIV negative. not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of National Energy Guarantee. Australian, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of NEG. Australian, alt-of

    "Guardian Australia understands the Liberal states have caucused, and they want the newly elected Morrison government to reboot the Neg, or something very like it."

Synonyms

All synonyms
hiv negative

Example

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"The purpose of a neg is to lower a woman's self esteem while actively displaying a lack of interest in her—by telling her she has lipstick on her teeth, for example, or offering her a piece of gum after she speaks."

Etymology

Clipping of negative.

Related phrases

neg diffneg-raisinghiv negativepick up

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