slag off

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slag off

verb slags off · slagging off · slagged off

  1. transitive To purify by melting and removing slag. There is a lot of copper oxide, but I can remove that by melting everything and slagging it off.
  2. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang, transitive To talk insultingly to or about someone or something; usually one who is not present. I am forever slagging off some poor harmless dude or pitiful demented twitcher[.]

    Similar: abuse, insult, slur, affront, burn, carry, cut down, disrespect, dis, diss, give stick, heckle

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verb to talk insultingly to or about someone or something

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@misc{slag_off_2026,
  title = {slag off},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/slag%20off},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}