neg
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (photography) Clipping of negative.abbreviationalt-ofclipping
2. (rhetoric) Clipping of negative.Antonyms: affabbreviationalt-ofclippingrhetoric
3. (seduction community) An expression or implication that one has a negative value judgement of someone in order to make them desire one's approval, especially when trying to pick up a date.Examples: "The purpose of a neg is to lower a woman's self esteem while actively displaying a lack of interest in her—by telling her she has lipstick on her teeth, for example, or offering her a piece of gum after she speaks."; "A neg is not an insult but a negative social value judgment that is telegraphed."; "As we sped down Lake Michigan Drive, I was still feeling a little star-struck and decided that on account of her uber-hot looks, I'd need to start launching negs at her like there was no tomorrow."
4. (quiz bowl) a penalty for giving an incorrect answer before a tossup has been fully read.
adj (English)
1. (LGBTQ slang) HIV negative.Antonyms: poznot-comparable
verb (English)
1. (slang, British) To annoy or irritate deliberately.Britishslang
2. (transitive, seduction community) 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.Examples: "Women, on the other hand, are wired to believe that men are always ready to reach home base and never turn down a booty opportunity. So when he negs you, it seems unnatural, and you may worry that something’s wrong with your relationship."; "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."; "She's an 11. This is going to take some hardcore negging."transitive
3. (transitive, Internet slang) To leave negative feedback about (someone) in a reputation tracking system.Examples: "I negged the seller who didn't send me the widget I paid for."; "It is important to leave feedback to warn others in serious situations, but it is also smart to consider the long-term consequences of racking up lots of negatives because you ‘negged’ someone over a small oversight or a misunderstanding over a three-dollar item."; "He left negative feedback (a.k.a. “negging”) and vowed vengeance but the seller just laughed as she negged him back."Internettransitive
name (English)
1. (Australian politics) Initialism of National Energy Guarantee.Australianabbreviationalt-ofinitialism
name (English)
1. (Australian politics) Alternative letter-case form of NEG.Examples: "Guardian Australia understands the Liberal states have caucused, and they want the newly elected Morrison government to reboot the Neg, or something very like it."Australianalt-of
Definition source: Wiktionary