Slag
noun
A by-product or waste produced during the process of smelting.
They removed the slag from the metal to refine it.
Often appears as...
- remove the slag
- slag heap
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A disrespectful term for a woman who is highly sexually active.
He was very rude and called her a slag.
Often appears as...
- total slag
- dumb slag
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
verb
To criticize or insult someone harshly, usually verbally.
He was always slagging her off behind her back.
Often appears as...
- slag off
- slag someone off
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A by-product or waste produced during the process of smelting.
They removed the slag from the metal to refine it.
Often appears as...
- remove the slag
- slag heap
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A disrespectful term for a woman who is highly sexually active.
He was very rude and called her a slag.
Often appears as...
- total slag
- dumb slag
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
verb
To criticize or insult someone harshly, usually verbally.
He was always slagging her off behind her back.
Often appears as...
- slag off
- slag someone off
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Industrial origin
Understand 'slag' originates from metalworking and relates to unwanted material.
Factories often dispose of the slag responsibly to avoid pollution.
Pro Tip 2/3Non-offensive
'Slag' in an industrial sense is neutral and is not considered rude or offensive.
The brochure explained how slag is a normal part of the metals refining process.
Pro Tip 3/3Environmental context
It's used in conversations about manufacturing, recycling, and environmental waste management.
The conference discussed innovative uses for slag in construction.
Pro Tip 1/3Industrial origin
Understand 'slag' originates from metalworking and relates to unwanted material.
Factories often dispose of the slag responsibly to avoid pollution.
Pro Tip 2/3Non-offensive
'Slag' in an industrial sense is neutral and is not considered rude or offensive.
The brochure explained how slag is a normal part of the metals refining process.
Pro Tip 3/3Environmental context
It's used in conversations about manufacturing, recycling, and environmental waste management.
The conference discussed innovative uses for slag in construction.
Pro Tip 1/3Industrial origin
Understand 'slag' originates from metalworking and relates to unwanted material.
Factories often dispose of the slag responsibly to avoid pollution.
Pro Tip 2/3Non-offensive
'Slag' in an industrial sense is neutral and is not considered rude or offensive.
The brochure explained how slag is a normal part of the metals refining process.
Pro Tip 3/3Environmental context
It's used in conversations about manufacturing, recycling, and environmental waste management.
The conference discussed innovative uses for slag in construction.
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I need to say one thing, and it's so important in, hopefully, the magic that happens and unfolds in the next three months. The lunch ladies, the lunch cooks of America -- I offer myself as their ambassador. I'm not slagging them off. They're doing the best they can do.
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Finding Little Owls in...
There was a railway here and this hill was a slag heap made up of all the waste from the coal mine. It was once said to be the tallest manmade structure in Europe. It's now being rewilded, and this long grass here makes for a perfect hunting ground.
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Safari Live - Day 166 PIPE...
if they come out of the can a comic the monthly that will either go back in the water or it will move away and I'll tell you what they are very very fast you saw it slowly and slagging try to come out of the water when you see them full speed
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Teach every child about...
I need to say one thing, and it's so important in, hopefully, the magic that happens and unfolds in the next three months. The lunch ladies, the lunch cooks of America -- I offer myself as their ambassador. I'm not slagging them off. They're doing the best they can do.
Video examples
Finding Little Owls in...
There was a railway here and this hill was a slag heap made up of all the waste from the coal mine. It was once said to be the tallest manmade structure in Europe. It's now being rewilded, and this long grass here makes for a perfect hunting ground.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 166 PIPE...
if they come out of the can a comic the monthly that will either go back in the water or it will move away and I'll tell you what they are very very fast you saw it slowly and slagging try to come out of the water when you see them full speed
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Jason Bonham
English Musician
I'm hugely affected by what people think. It could be a million people saying, 'Great.' And then one person writes, 'What the hell is this kid doing?' and starts slagging me off, for some reason, and then I have to join in the blog and sign in under a different name and go,'Why don't you like him?
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Anna Soubry
British Politician
We've been slagging off the E.U. for decades, and now we've gone and voted to leave. And if anyone thinks they are going to offer us some great trade deal as we walk away, they are living in la la land.
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Robbie Williams
British Musician
I'm a bit of a slag... Some people don't think it's very nice, but I don't care... I've got hormones, and sex is there, so why not? Sex is good. Everybody does it, and everybody should!
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Ian Brown
English Musician
You'll never find a Manchester band slagging off another Manchester band, but within each Manchester band, people will rip each other apart: Mondays, Smiths, New Order, Roses, Oasis.
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Karen Armstrong
English Writer
Even before 9/11 I was gripped by a sense of dread: our lack of criticism about what we were doing in the Middle East - the slagging off of a whole religious tradition.
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Calum Scott
English Musician
My mates who are younger than me are all slagging me for it - saying I am so much older and my crow's feet are showing.
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Brian O'Driscoll
Irish Athlete
Dressing rooms can be vicious places, in the best possible way, from a slagging point of view.
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Joan Collins
American Actress
I don't buy into you're on the slag heap when you're 40 or 50 or 60 or 70 or whatever.
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David Seaman
English Athlete
I'll never go round slagging Arsenal off, because I've had 13 fantastic years there.
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Tracey Emin
English Artist
I've been slagged off completely by the art world.
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Jason Bonham
English Musician
I'm hugely affected by what people think. It could be a million people saying, 'Great.' And then one person writes, 'What the hell is this kid doing?' and starts slagging me off, for some reason, and then I have to join in the blog and sign in under a different name and go,'Why don't you like him?
Quote examples
Anna Soubry
British Politician
We've been slagging off the E.U. for decades, and now we've gone and voted to leave. And if anyone thinks they are going to offer us some great trade deal as we walk away, they are living in la la land.
Quote examples
Robbie Williams
British Musician
I'm a bit of a slag... Some people don't think it's very nice, but I don't care... I've got hormones, and sex is there, so why not? Sex is good. Everybody does it, and everybody should!
Quote examples
Ian Brown
English Musician
You'll never find a Manchester band slagging off another Manchester band, but within each Manchester band, people will rip each other apart: Mondays, Smiths, New Order, Roses, Oasis.
Quote examples
Karen Armstrong
English Writer
Even before 9/11 I was gripped by a sense of dread: our lack of criticism about what we were doing in the Middle East - the slagging off of a whole religious tradition.
Quote examples
Calum Scott
English Musician
My mates who are younger than me are all slagging me for it - saying I am so much older and my crow's feet are showing.
Quote examples
Brian O'Driscoll
Irish Athlete
Dressing rooms can be vicious places, in the best possible way, from a slagging point of view.
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Joan Collins
American Actress
I don't buy into you're on the slag heap when you're 40 or 50 or 60 or 70 or whatever.
Quote examples
David Seaman
English Athlete
I'll never go round slagging Arsenal off, because I've had 13 fantastic years there.
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Tracey Emin
English Artist
I've been slagged off completely by the art world.
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