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slag

n. countable
C2 Proficiency US //ˈsɫæɡ// UK //slˈæɡ// slag Archaic Slang Vulgar

n. a very rude word for a woman who has many sexual partners. It is an insult used to make someone feel ashamed of their behavior.

n. a derogatory term for a woman perceived as being sexually promiscuous. Highly offensive and informal; used as a pejorative to shame or degrade.


SIMPLE

He was being very rude and called her a slag.

CONTEXTUAL

The tabloid was criticized for using words like slag to describe young women in the public eye.

Synonyms
Origin

Borrowed from Middle Low German slagge, slaggen (“slag, dross”), from Old Saxon slaggo, from Proto-West Germanic slaggō, from Proto-Germanic slaggô, from Proto-Germanic slagōną (“to strike”) + -gô (diminutive suffix). Compare Middle Low German slāgen (“to strike”), since originally the splinters struck off from the metal by hammering, from slagōn, from Proto-West Germanic slagōn. Compare also Old Saxon slegi, from Proto-West Germanic slagi. See also Dutch slak, German Schlacke, Swedish slagg; also compare English slay.

Usage

Primarily used in British English as a vulgar insult.

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