chiefly British slang
: a lewd or promiscuous woman
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Verb
London reviewers slagged off the new play for being another kitchen-sink drama.
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Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
Instead, what had been one of Biden’s most persistent slags suddenly got shifted to Trump, who is just three years his junior.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
Han Ong, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
Jordan Mendoza Offenses finding footing early on in Creighton-SDSU The perimeter shooting from both teams slagged to start the game between No. 6 Creighton and No. 5 San Diego State, with both teams putting up an airball on three-point attempts on consecutive possessions.
—Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2023
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Noun
Steel mills dumped slag on the preserve’s southern portions.
—Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
Instead, what had been one of Biden’s most persistent slags suddenly got shifted to Trump, who is just three years his junior.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
Verb
This had more than local repercussions, as the enmity trailed all the way back to the Philippines, where relatives in the two families slagged one another off on social media.
—Han Ong, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
Jordan Mendoza Offenses finding footing early on in Creighton-SDSU The perimeter shooting from both teams slagged to start the game between No. 6 Creighton and No. 5 San Diego State, with both teams putting up an airball on three-point attempts on consecutive possessions.
—Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2023
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“Slag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slag. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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