"smeg" meaning in English

See smeg in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /smɛɡ/ Audio: En-au-smeg.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛɡ Etymology: A clipping of smegma, popularised by the British sitcom Red Dwarf. Head templates: {{en-interj}} smeg
  1. (slang) Used as a swear word. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-smeg-en-intj-SPLsfsdO

Verb

IPA: /smɛɡ/ Audio: En-au-smeg.ogg Forms: smegs [present, singular, third-person], smegging [participle, present], smegged [participle, past], smegged [past]
Rhymes: -ɛɡ Etymology: A clipping of smegma, popularised by the British sitcom Red Dwarf. Head templates: {{en-verb}} smeg (third-person singular simple present smegs, present participle smegging, simple past and past participle smegged)
  1. (slang) To mess up. Tags: slang Derived forms: smegger, smegging, smeghead
    Sense id: en-smeg-en-verb-JXbW7OfA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91

Inflected forms

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    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛɡ"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Red Dwarf"
  ],
  "word": "smeg"
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  "etymology_text": "A clipping of smegma, popularised by the British sitcom Red Dwarf.",
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    {
      "form": "smegs",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smegging",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smegged",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "smegged",
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          "text": "\"Sorry I smegged up your face, man.\" Curry shrugged.",
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        },
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          "ref": "2009, Bob Fischer, Wiffle Lever to Full!, →ISBN:",
          "text": "My finances are completely smegged.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
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          "ref": "2015, Naomi Jacobs, Forgotten Girl, →ISBN:",
          "text": "I stood there, smegged to silence by the colour screen and mini camera watching me like a suspicious eye.",
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        "(slang) To mess up."
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    },
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          "type": "quote"
        },
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          "ref": "2009, Bob Fischer, Wiffle Lever to Full!, →ISBN:",
          "text": "My finances are completely smegged.",
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          "text": "I stood there, smegged to silence by the colour screen and mini camera watching me like a suspicious eye.",
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        "To mess up."
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