Slaggy
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Resembling or containing slag.
"1834, Robert Allan, Abstract of a Paper accompanying a Suite of Volcanic Rocks from the Lipari Islands, Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Volume 12, 531, Some portions of this obsidian are less compact, and in No, 2. we remark indications of a more slaggy structure, with several white veins intersecting the black surface in a very beautiful manner."
- 2 Resembling or characteristic of a slag; slutty, promiscuous. Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK, derogatory
"2005, Maria Beaumont, MissFit, Arrow Books, UK, page 175, This evening I′ve been the cheapest, slaggiest slag ever."
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More examples"1834, Robert Allan, Abstract of a Paper accompanying a Suite of Volcanic Rocks from the Lipari Islands, Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Volume 12, 531, Some portions of this obsidian are less compact, and in No, 2. we remark indications of a more slaggy structure, with several white veins intersecting the black surface in a very beautiful manner."
Etymology
From slag + -y.
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