Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slag off

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables: slag off
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To purify by melting and removing slag.

Transitive verb

verb

To talk insultingly to or about someone or something; usually one who is not present.

British usage; Slang; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"There is a lot of copper oxide, but I can remove that by melting everything and slagging it off."
"I am forever slagging off some poor harmless dude or pitiful demented twitcher[.]"
"There’s pressure to be a brand. I’m even locked out of my social media because I just get drunk and slag people off."
"The Donald didn’t seem convinced and started slagging off the London mayor, Sadiq Khan. “He’s a friend of mine,” squeaked Starmer."

Usage

Inflected Forms

slags off (present, singular) slagging off (participle, present) slagged off (participle, past) slagged off (past)

Synonyms

abuse insult slur affront burn carry cut down disrespect dis diss give stick heckle

Questions

What does slag off mean?: To purify by melting and removing slag.

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