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smeg

/smɛɡ/

smeg interjection: used as a swear word.

Interjection

  1. (slang) Used as a swear word.

Verb

smeg (third-person singular simple present smegs, present participle smegging, simple past and past participle smegged)

  1. (slang) To mess up.
    • "Sorry I smegged up your face, man." Curry shrugged.2005, Michael Donnelly, Awakening Curry Buckle, →ISBN
    • My finances are completely smegged.2009, Bob Fischer, Wiffle Lever to Full!, →ISBN

Forms of smeg

third-person singular presentsmegs
present participlesmegging
past participlesmegged
pastsmegged

Origin of smeg

A clipping of smegma, popularised by the British sitcom Red Dwarf.

Words formed from smeg

Words that rhyme with smeg

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Questions about smeg

What does smeg mean?
Smeg means used as a swear word.
What part of speech is smeg?
Smeg can be an interjection or a verb.
How do you pronounce smeg?
Smeg is pronounced /smɛɡ/.

Words near smeg in the dictionary

  1. smees
  2. smeeth
  3. smeethed
  4. smeething
  5. smeeths
  6. smeg
  7. smegged
  8. smegger
  9. smeggers
  10. smegging
  11. smeggy

Source and license

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