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verbvegging, vegges, vegged vɛdʒvɛdʒ [no object]informal Relax to the point of complete inertia. they were vegging out in front of the TV Example sentencesExamples - After all that exercise, you'll want to veg out in one of two thermal pools at Elkhorn Hot Springs.
- Do you choose to be active together as a family, or to veg out separately in front of your electronic companion of choice?
- So we stayed in, watched the telly and generally vegged.
- And I've just been vegging out for the past 4 days, doing nothing, so there isn't really much else to say.
- They refuse to allow Mike to veg out and feel sorry for himself, and force him out to various social engagements.
- Stay at home, open some wine, light some candles, put on some good music and just veg out with the dogs.
- I then sat down on a huge sofa and vegged out, waiting for my food to arrive.
- Every good hangover deserves a great movie to veg in front of and you couldn't do much better than Toy Story 2.
- It leaves too many people wrecked, fit only to veg out in front of the box, eat a ready-meal then slump into bed.
- Williams says he'd love to veg out in front of the tube during breaks, but he rarely does.
- Last summer I just vegged out, watched TV and let my brain turn to mush.
- We found ourselves tempted just to veg out again - and couldn't even summon up guilt about it.
- Then I vegged out on the couch, and watched ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ for like the fourth time in a month.
- I've cancelled all my plans until Friday… time to veg out, listen to music and recharge the batteries.
- After our huge feast the day prior, we didn't feel like going out and I was happy to veg out and do nothing.
- He paid for our tickets while I vegged in those really comfy blue armchairs they have for you to sit in while you wait.
- Have you ever been so tired that you don't want to eat, can't bother to sleep and just want to sit and veg?
- As she vegged on the couch later that evening, the phone rang.
- But don't think for a minute that Jim Langer is spending all of that free time vegging out in front of the TV.
- From now on I'm going to spend less time vegging in front of the tv and more time listening to Radio 4.
Synonyms do nothing, idle, be inactive, languish, laze, laze about, laze around, lounge, lounge about, lounge around, loll, loll about, loll around, loaf, loaf about, loaf around, slouch, slouch about, slouch around
Origin 1920s: abbreviation of vegetate. Rhymes allege, dredge, edge, fledge, hedge, kedge, ledge, pledge, reg, sedge, sledge, wedge noun vɛdʒvɛdʒ British informal A vegetable or vegetables. Example sentencesExamples - Despite our awareness of what constitutes a healthy lifestyle, we can still be surprisingly unimaginative when it comes to fruit and veg.
- Only 13 per cent of men and 15 per cent of women eat more than five portions of fruit and veg a day.
- There is a choice of hot meals including veg each day, with salad and fresh fruit also available.
- However, the parsnip and potato mash was superb and there was no extra charge for the veg.
- It is as if an entire nation that once ate meat and two veg at lunchtime now eats only sandwiches.
- It's one of those moments when I revel in the wonders of growing your own veg.
- The food was a great experience too - squid, prawns, spring rolls and stir fried veg, rice and meat.
- Emily said she had eaten a meal of meat and two veg every day and she also enjoyed ‘a drop of sherry, but not much’.
- Meat-eaters should also eat five pieces of fruit and veg a day, you know.
- Frozen garden peas are kept in the freezer as they go well with most meals but they are the only veg I buy which is frozen.
- You should eat 60 per cent fresh fruits and veg, as much as possible in their raw state.
- My favourite is meat and veg, but I do eat lots of fruit.
- There were huge fridges stocked with beautiful arrays of meat, fish and veg.
- I love eating out, and my preference is generally to eat meat or fish with veg.
- Eat five portions of fruit and veg a day, which can include tinned and frozen, and cut down on fat, salt and added sugar.
- I try to eat as much fruit, veg, meat and fish as I can, along with a good dose of carbohydrates for energy as I dance for between one and 10 hours a day.
- I told the waitress that we loved the meat but asked her to let the chef know we felt the veg was seriously undercooked.
- Increasing the amount of fruit and veg you eat is a really positive step towards better health.
- I take regular exercise, I like fruit and veg and don't touch tobacco, but do have the odd drink or two.
- Use them in salads, on bruschetta or as a veg with barbecued chicken or fish.
Synonyms vegetables, leaf vegetables
Origin Late 19th century: abbreviation. verbvejvɛdʒ [no object]informal Relax to the point of complete inertia. they were vegging out in front of the TV Example sentencesExamples - We found ourselves tempted just to veg out again - and couldn't even summon up guilt about it.
- Last summer I just vegged out, watched TV and let my brain turn to mush.
- He paid for our tickets while I vegged in those really comfy blue armchairs they have for you to sit in while you wait.
- Every good hangover deserves a great movie to veg in front of and you couldn't do much better than Toy Story 2.
- It leaves too many people wrecked, fit only to veg out in front of the box, eat a ready-meal then slump into bed.
- I then sat down on a huge sofa and vegged out, waiting for my food to arrive.
- From now on I'm going to spend less time vegging in front of the tv and more time listening to Radio 4.
- And I've just been vegging out for the past 4 days, doing nothing, so there isn't really much else to say.
- Have you ever been so tired that you don't want to eat, can't bother to sleep and just want to sit and veg?
- I've cancelled all my plans until Friday… time to veg out, listen to music and recharge the batteries.
- After all that exercise, you'll want to veg out in one of two thermal pools at Elkhorn Hot Springs.
- They refuse to allow Mike to veg out and feel sorry for himself, and force him out to various social engagements.
- After our huge feast the day prior, we didn't feel like going out and I was happy to veg out and do nothing.
- Stay at home, open some wine, light some candles, put on some good music and just veg out with the dogs.
- Then I vegged out on the couch, and watched ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ for like the fourth time in a month.
- Do you choose to be active together as a family, or to veg out separately in front of your electronic companion of choice?
- So we stayed in, watched the telly and generally vegged.
- But don't think for a minute that Jim Langer is spending all of that free time vegging out in front of the TV.
- As she vegged on the couch later that evening, the phone rang.
- Williams says he'd love to veg out in front of the tube during breaks, but he rarely does.
Synonyms do nothing, idle, be inactive, languish, laze, laze about, laze around, lounge, lounge about, lounge around, loll, loll about, loll around, loaf, loaf about, loaf around, slouch, slouch about, slouch around
Origin 1920s: abbreviation of vegetate. nounvejvɛdʒ British informal A vegetable or vegetables. Example sentencesExamples - Frozen garden peas are kept in the freezer as they go well with most meals but they are the only veg I buy which is frozen.
- My favourite is meat and veg, but I do eat lots of fruit.
- It's one of those moments when I revel in the wonders of growing your own veg.
- Increasing the amount of fruit and veg you eat is a really positive step towards better health.
- I told the waitress that we loved the meat but asked her to let the chef know we felt the veg was seriously undercooked.
- Despite our awareness of what constitutes a healthy lifestyle, we can still be surprisingly unimaginative when it comes to fruit and veg.
- I love eating out, and my preference is generally to eat meat or fish with veg.
- I try to eat as much fruit, veg, meat and fish as I can, along with a good dose of carbohydrates for energy as I dance for between one and 10 hours a day.
- I take regular exercise, I like fruit and veg and don't touch tobacco, but do have the odd drink or two.
- There is a choice of hot meals including veg each day, with salad and fresh fruit also available.
- However, the parsnip and potato mash was superb and there was no extra charge for the veg.
- Use them in salads, on bruschetta or as a veg with barbecued chicken or fish.
- Only 13 per cent of men and 15 per cent of women eat more than five portions of fruit and veg a day.
- There were huge fridges stocked with beautiful arrays of meat, fish and veg.
- You should eat 60 per cent fresh fruits and veg, as much as possible in their raw state.
- The food was a great experience too - squid, prawns, spring rolls and stir fried veg, rice and meat.
- It is as if an entire nation that once ate meat and two veg at lunchtime now eats only sandwiches.
- Eat five portions of fruit and veg a day, which can include tinned and frozen, and cut down on fat, salt and added sugar.
- Emily said she had eaten a meal of meat and two veg every day and she also enjoyed ‘a drop of sherry, but not much’.
- Meat-eaters should also eat five pieces of fruit and veg a day, you know.
Synonyms vegetables, leaf vegetables
Origin Late 19th century: abbreviation. |