neg

See also: Neg, NEG, neg., /neg, neɣ, and nèg

English

Etymology

Clipping of negative.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛɡ/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -ɛɡ

Noun

neg (plural negs)

1. (photography) Clipping of negative.
2. (rhetoric) Clipping of negative.

   Antonym: aff

3. (seduction community) 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.
   • 2005, Neil Strauss, The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists, Text Publishing Company, →ISBN, →OL, pages 20–21:

     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.

   • 2007 February 6, Erik von Markovik, The Mystery Method: How to Get Beautiful Women Into Bed, St. artin's Press, →ISBN, →OL, page 94:

     A neg is not an insult but a negative social value judgment that is telegraphed.

   • 2011, Benton Miller with Travis Wolfe, The Journal: Man's Quest for the Perfect Match, Moon Planet Publishing, page 104:

     As we sped down Lake Michigan Drive, I was still feeling a little star-struck and decided that on account of her uber-hot looks, I'd need to start launching negs at her like there was no tomorrow.

   • 2012, Meg Barker, Rewriting the Rules: An Integrative Guide to Love, Sex and Relationships, Routledge, →ISBN, →OL, pages 77–78:

     Negs include asking whether her nails are real, or saying that you saw someone else wearing her skirt.

Derived terms

• neg-raising

Adjective

neg (not comparable)

1. (LGBTQ slang) HIV negative.

   Antonym: poz

Verb

neg (third-person singular simple present negs, present participle negging, simple past and past participle negged)

1. (slang, British) To annoy or irritate deliberately. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
2. (transitive, seduction community) 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.
   • 2011 December 16, Jessica Knoll, “The Surprising Reasons He Turns You Down For Sex”, in Cosmopolitan‎^[1]:

     Women, on the other hand, are wired to believe that men are always ready to reach home base and never turn down a booty opportunity. So when he negs you, it seems unnatural, and you may worry that something’s wrong with your relationship.

   • 2001 January 18, traction_free, “Negging”, in alt.seduction.fast‎^[2] (Usenet), message-ID <9477av$dpq$1@nnrp1.deja.com>:

     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.

   • 2005, Neil Strauss, quoting Erik von Markovik, The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists, Text Publishing Company, →ISBN, →OL, page 151:

     She's an 11. This is going to take some hardcore negging.

3. (transitive, Internet slang) 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.

   • 2003 June 2, Jim Griffith, The Official eBay Bible, New York: Gotham Books, →ISBN, →OL, page 71:

     It is important to leave feedback to warn others in serious situations, but it is also smart to consider the long-term consequences of racking up lots of negatives because you ‘negged’ someone over a small oversight or a misunderstanding over a three-dollar item.

   • 2006 March 10, Shauna Wright, Don't Get Burned on eBay: How to Avoid Scams and Escape Bad Deals, O'Reilly Media, →ISBN, →OL, page 13:

     He left negative feedback (a.k.a. “negging”) and vowed vengeance but the seller just laughed as she negged him back.

Translations

Translations

• Spanish: retroalimentar negativamente

Anagrams

• ENG, -gen, Eng., eng, GEN, gen, gen., eng., NGE, /gen, Gen, Gen.

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• nergu

Etymology

Probably from Latin mergō. Compare Romanian merge, merg.

Verb

neg first-singular present indicative (third-person singular present indicative nedzi, past participle nese)

1. Alternative form of njergu

Synonyms

• imn

Related terms

• nãdzeri

Danish

Noun

neg n (singular definite neget, plural indefinite neg)

1. sheaf (bundle of grain or straw)

Inflection

Declension of neg

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	neg	neget	neg	negene
genitive	negs	negets	negs	negenes

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin naevus. Compare the similar sound shift in fagure.

Noun

neg m (plural negi)

1. wart, verruca

   Synonym: verucă

See also

• negel
• neghină
• năgară

Swedish

Verb

neg

1. preterite of niga

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neːɡ/

Numeral

neg

1. Nasal mutation of deg (“(cardinal) ten”).

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
deg	ddeg	neg	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.