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slagged

slagged is the simple past and past participle of slag.

Meaning of slag

Verb

slag (third-person singular simple present slags, present participle slagging, simple past and past participle slagged)

  1. (transitive) To produce slag.
  2. (intransitive) To become slag; to agglomerate when heated below the fusion point.
  3. (transitive) To reduce to slag.
  4. (UK, slang, transitive) To talk badly about; to malign or denigrate (someone).
    • If you slag off the other person, then—to the extent that your child identifies with that person as their parent—you are slagging off a part of them.2010, Courtenay Young, Help Yourself Towards Mental Health, page 344
  5. (Ireland, slang, transitive) To make fun of; to take the piss (tease, ridicule or mock).
  6. (Australia, intransitive, slang) To spit.
    Synonyms:
    expectorate

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Words formed from slagged

Phrases with slagged

Questions about slagged

What is slagged the simple past and past participle of?
Slagged is the simple past and past participle of slag.

Words near slagged in the dictionary

  1. slagfest
  2. slagfests
  3. Slagg
  4. slaggability
  5. slaggable
  6. slagged
  7. slagged off
  8. slagger
  9. slaggers
  10. slaggier
  11. slaggiest

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