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slagfest

slagfest noun: an event or situation characterised by slagging off, or denigrating.

Noun

slagfest (plural slagfests)

  1. (UK, slang) An event or situation characterised by slagging off, or denigrating.
    • If, actually your conversation was supportive rather than a slagfest, the only thing you have to be ashamed of is your indiscretion.2007, Nicole Banerji, How to Gossip, page 71

Forms of slagfest

pluralslagfests

Origin of slagfest

From slag + -fest.

Questions about slagfest

What does slagfest mean?
Slagfest means an event or situation characterised by slagging off, or denigrating.
What part of speech is slagfest?
Slagfest is a noun.
What is the plural of slagfest?
The plural of slagfest is slagfests.

Words near slagfest in the dictionary

  1. Slagel
  2. Slagels
  3. Slagelse
  4. Slager
  5. Slagers
  6. slagfest
  7. slagfests
  8. Slagg
  9. slaggability
  10. slaggable
  11. slagged

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