slagged

Variant of slag

slag definition

slag (slag)

noun

  1. the fused refuse or dross separated from a metal in the process of smelting
  2. lava resembling this
  3. Chiefly Brit., Slang
    1. a worthless, contemptible person
    2. a sexually promiscuous woman

Etymology: < MLowG slagge (> Ger schlacke) < slagen, to strike: for IE base see slay

transitive verb slagged, slagging slag′·ging

  1. to form into slag
  2. Chiefly Brit., Slang to criticize, disparage, or insult: often with off

intransitive verb

to form into slag

Related Forms:

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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