negging

Verb

neg (third-person singular simple present negs, present participle negging, simple past and past participle negged)

1. (UK, slang) To annoy or irritate deliberately.
2. (transitive) 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.
   • I mean, the thing is, overall you want the chick to feel good about herself around you and because of you. It's true that good negging really helps that, but bad negging—negging where she's already insecure—can kill it.2001 January 18, traction_free, “Negging”, in alt.seduction.fast (Usenet), message-ID <9477av$dpq$1@nnrp1.deja.com>
3. (Internet, transitive) To leave negative feedback about (someone) in a reputation tracking system.
   • I negged the seller who didn't send me the widget I paid for.

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