Search:
Search Mode
Natural Language
Find single term
Find any term
Find exact phrase
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
slag (n.)
1550s, from Middle Low German
slagge
(German
Schlacke
) "splinter flying off when metal is struck," related to Old High German
slahan
"to strike, slay" (see
slay
).
slag (v.)
"denigrate," by 1971, from
slag
(n.) in sense of "worthless person" (1788). Related:
Slagged
;
slagging
.
