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neg

1

[ neg ]

noun

  1. Informal. a photographic negative.
  2. Slang. a backhanded compliment, especially one used when flirting.


verb (used with object)

  1. Slang. to imply that (someone or something) is not good enough; to insult with a backhanded compliment or with qualified approval, especially as a ploy to lower the self-esteem of a person or cheapen an object before showing romantic interest or making an offer:

    He negged me for my weight while insisting that curvy ladies can be sexy too.

neg.

2

abbreviation for

  1. negative.
  2. negatively.

neg.

1

abbreviation for

  1. negative(ly)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

NEG

2

abbreviation for

  1. negative
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of neg1

First recorded in 1870–75; shortening of negative ( def )
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The trajectory of his professional life changed when he was cast in the second season of “The White Lotus” as Cameron, a finance dude on vacation with his wife who loves to party and constantly neg his supposed friend.

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It’s another example of the quality coaching from Neg Kopooshian, who had a 21-1 team three seasons ago.

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Near the end, on “Ti nèg,” Joachim contrasts a peaceable tone with what the album’s liner notes describe as an effort to reclaim “the etymology of the N word.”

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After word of this got back to Spears, she went scorched Earth, posting once again to Instagram but, this time, seeming to neg Timberlake's lack of basketball skills.

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“Union strong. Being both WGA and SAG I have been on strike since May 2nd. Good lord. Thank you to everyone who had our back,” she wrote on X. “Thank you to all my sister unions for joining the lines. Thank you to our strike captains, neg com, and pre guild folks who showed up. Strikes work.”

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