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neg¹

  • /nɛɡ/

Rhymes with -ɛɡ

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Clipping of negative.

noun negs

  1. abbreviation, clipping Clipping of negative
  2. abbreviation, clipping, rhetoric Clipping of negative

    Opposite: aff

  3. An expression or implication that one has a negative value judgement of someone in order to make them desire one's approval, especially when trying to pick up a date. The purpose of a neg is to lower a woman's self esteem while actively displaying a lack of interest in her—by telling her she has lipstick on her teeth, for example, or offering her a piece of gum after she speaks.
  4. A penalty for giving an incorrect answer before a toss-up question has been fully read.

adjective

  1. not comparable HIV negative.

    Opposite: poz

verb negs · negging · negged

  1. UK, slang To annoy or irritate deliberately.
  2. transitive To express or imply a negative value judgement of someone to make them desire one's approval, especially when trying to pick up a date. I mean, the thing is, overall you want the chick to feel good about herself around you and because of you. It's true that good negging really helps that, but bad negging—negging where she's already insecure—can kill it.
  3. Internet, transitive To leave negative feedback about (someone) in a reputation tracking system. I negged the seller who didn't send me the widget I paid for.

NEG²

proper noun

  1. Australian, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of National Energy Guarantee

Neg³

proper noun

  1. Australian Alternative letter-case form of NEG Guardian Australia understands the Liberal states have caucused, and they want the newly elected Morrison government to reboot the Neg, or something very like it.

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Españolretroalimentar negativamente

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@misc{neg_2026,
  title = {neg},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/neg},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}