n.
- stony waste matter separated from metals during the smelting or refining of ore.
▸similar material produced by a volcano; scoria.
- Brit. informal, derogatory a promiscuous woman.
▸a contemptible or insignificant person.
v.
(slags, slagging, slagged)
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[usu. as noun slagging]
produce deposits of slag.
-
(often slag someone off)
Brit. informal criticize abusively.
Derivative
Etymology
C16: from Mid. Low Ger. slagge, perh. from slagen ‘strike’, with ref. to fragments formed by hammering.