SLAG


Meaning of SLAG in English

/ slæg; NAmE / noun , verb

■ noun

1.

[ U ] the waste material that remains after metal has been removed from rock

2.

[ C ] ( BrE , slang ) an offensive word for a woman, used to suggest that she has a lot of sexual partners

■ verb

( -gg- )

PHRASAL VERBS

- slag sb off

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from Middle Low German slagge , perhaps from slagen strike, with reference to fragments formed by hammering. The verb sense criticize dates from the 1970s.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.