noun
- the fused refuse or dross separated from a metal in the process of smelting
- lava resembling this
- Chiefly Brit., Slang
- a worthless, contemptible person
- a sexually promiscuous woman
Origin:
< MLowG slagge (> Ger schlacke) < slagen, to strike: for IE base see slay
transitive verb slagged, slagging
- to form into slag
- Chiefly Brit., Slang to criticize, disparage, or insult: often with off