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slugging

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of slug

noun sluggings

  1. US, countable, uncountable A blow or blows with the fist; a beating. The feuding for control of the Jersey waterfront made news as sluggings, bombings, and beatings continued on the Jersey City docks.
  2. US, countable, uncountable The act of hitting a ball hard; slogging.
  3. countable, neologism, slang, uncountable The practice of smothering one's face with vaseline in order to moisturize it.

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@misc{slugging_2026,
  title = {slugging},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/slugging},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}