■ noun
1》 stony waste matter separated from metals during the smelting or refining of ore.
↘similar material produced by a volcano; scoria.
2》 Brit. informal, derogatory a promiscuous woman.
↘a contemptible or insignificant person.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ging , ~ged )
1》 [usu. as noun ~ging ] produce deposits of ~.
2》 (often ~ someone off ) Brit. informal criticize abusively.
Derivatives
~gy adjective
Origin
C16: from Mid. Low Ger. ~ge , perh. from ~en 'strike', with ref. to fragments formed by hammering.