slag

noun

/slæɡ/

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[uncountable] the waste material that remains after metal has been removed from rock
[countable] (British English, slang, offensive) an offensive word for a woman, used to suggest that she has a lot of sexual partners

Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Middle Low German slagge, perhaps from slagen ‘strike’, with reference to fragments formed by hammering. The verb sense ‘criticize’ dates from the 1970s.

slag

verb

/slæɡ/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they slag	/slæɡ/ /slæɡ/
he / she / it slags	/slæɡz/ /slæɡz/
past simple slagged	/slæɡd/ /slæɡd/
past participle slagged	/slæɡd/ /slæɡd/
-ing form slagging	/ˈslæɡɪŋ/ /ˈslæɡɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

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Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Middle Low German slagge, perhaps from slagen ‘strike’, with reference to fragments formed by hammering. The verb sense ‘criticize’ dates from the 1970s.