"neg" meaning in English

See neg in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /nɛɡ/ Audio: en-au-neg.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛɡ Etymology: Clipping of negative. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|negative}} Clipping of negative Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} neg (not comparable)
  1. (LGBTQ slang) HIV negative. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-neg-en-adj-1DjVZ9lg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 10 5 19 4 18 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 58 5 3 14 3 15 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 43 8 4 18 4 20 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 8 2 19 2 20 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 47 7 3 16 4 18 4

Noun

IPA: /nɛɡ/ Audio: en-au-neg.ogg Forms: negs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛɡ Etymology: Clipping of negative. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|negative}} Clipping of negative Head templates: {{en-noun}} neg (plural negs)
  1. (photography) Clipping of negative. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: negative Categories (topical): Photography
    Sense id: en-neg-en-noun-EwgUcSLY Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography
  2. (rhetoric) Clipping of negative. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, rhetoric Alternative form of: negative Categories (topical): Rhetoric
    Sense id: en-neg-en-noun-EwgUcSLY1
  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. Categories (topical): Seduction community
    Sense id: en-neg-en-noun-8Ev6a6m3 Topics: lifestyle, seduction-community, sexuality
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: neg-raising

Verb

IPA: /nɛɡ/ Audio: en-au-neg.ogg Forms: negs [present, singular, third-person], negging [participle, present], negged [participle, past], negged [past]
Rhymes: -ɛɡ Etymology: Clipping of negative. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|negative}} Clipping of negative Head templates: {{en-verb}} neg (third-person singular simple present negs, present participle negging, simple past and past participle negged)
  1. (slang, British) To annoy or irritate deliberately. Tags: British, slang
    Sense id: en-neg-en-verb-fRgMVQlh Categories (other): British English
  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. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Seduction community Translations (Translations): retroalimentar negativamente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-neg-en-verb-vgyBcP0o Topics: lifestyle, seduction-community, sexuality Disambiguation of 'Translations': 8 84 8
  3. (transitive, Internet slang) To leave negative feedback about (someone) in a reputation tracking system. Tags: Internet, transitive
    Sense id: en-neg-en-verb-Gucbp3sC

Inflected forms

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      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "poz"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English LGBTQ slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "HIV negative."
      ],
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        [
          "LGBTQ",
          "LGBTQ"
        ],
        [
          "slang",
          "slang"
        ],
        [
          "HIV negative",
          "HIV negative"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "LGBTQ slang",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(LGBTQ slang) HIV negative."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/nɛɡ/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛɡ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "neg"
}

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    "English clippings",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
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    "Translation table header lacks gloss"
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of negative.",
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    {
      "form": "negs",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negging",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negged",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negged",
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        "past"
      ]
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To annoy or irritate deliberately."
      ],
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        "(slang, British) To annoy or irritate deliberately."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "British",
        "slang"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "en:Seduction community"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "2011 December 16, Jessica Knoll, “The Surprising Reasons He Turns You Down For Sex”, in Cosmopolitan:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2001 January 18, traction_free, “Negging”, in alt.seduction.fast (Usenet), message-ID <9477av$dpq$1@nnrp1.deja.com>:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2005, Neil Strauss, quoting Erik von Markovik, The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists, Text Publishing Company, →ISBN, →OL, page 151:",
          "text": "She's an 11. This is going to take some hardcore negging.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "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."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pick up",
          "pick up"
        ]
      ],
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        "(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."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "lifestyle",
        "seduction-community",
        "sexuality"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English internet slang",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I negged the seller who didn't send me the widget I paid for.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2003 June 2, Jim Griffith, The Official eBay Bible, New York: Gotham Books, →ISBN, →OL, page 71:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2006 March 10, Shauna Wright, Don't Get Burned on eBay: How to Avoid Scams and Escape Bad Deals, O'Reilly Media, →ISBN, →OL, page 13:",
          "text": "He left negative feedback (a.k.a. “negging”) and vowed vengeance but the seller just laughed as she negged him back.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To leave negative feedback about (someone) in a reputation tracking system."
      ],
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        [
          "Internet",
          "Internet"
        ],
        [
          "slang",
          "slang"
        ],
        [
          "feedback",
          "feedback"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, Internet slang) To leave negative feedback about (someone) in a reputation tracking system."
      ],
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        "Internet",
        "transitive"
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    }
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      "ipa": "/nɛɡ/"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛɡ"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "retroalimentar negativamente"
    }
  ],
  "word": "neg"
}

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