| neg Sep 21st 2013, 02:29, by Robin Lionheart | | | | Line 72: | Line 72: | | | ===Noun=== | | ===Noun=== | | | {{en-noun}} | | {{en-noun}} | | − | # A [[backhanded]] [[compliment]] or mild [[insult]], especially when trying to [[pick up]] a date. | + | # A negative value judgement expressed to someone in order to make them desire one's approval, especially when trying to [[pick up]] a date. | | | #* {{quote-book | | #* {{quote-book | | | | date = 2005 | | | date = 2005 |
Revision as of 02:29, 21 September 2013 English neg - negative
- (LGBT, public health) HIV negative
Verb neg (third-person singular simple present negs, present participle negging, simple past and past participle negged) - (transitive) To employ a backhanded compliment or mild insult, especially when trying to pick up a date.
- (Can we date this quote?), Jessica Knoll, "The Surprising Reasons He Turns You Down For Sex"[1], Cosmopolitan:
- Women, on the other hand, are wired to believe that men are always ready to reach home base and never turn down a booty opportunity. So when he negs you, it seems unnatural, and you may worry that something's wrong with your relationship.
- 2001 January 18, traction_free, "Negging", alt.seduction.fast, Usenet:
- I mean, the thing is, overall you want the chick to feel good about herself around you and because of you. It's true that good negging really helps that, but bad negging--negging where she's already insecure--can kill it.
- 2005 September 21, Neil Strauss quoting Erik von Markovik, The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists, Text Publishing Company, ISBN 1920885986, OL 8777451M, page 151:
- She's an 11. This is going to take some hardcore negging.
- (nonstandard, Internet) To give negative feedback to.
- I negged the seller who didn't send me the widget I paid for.
- 2003 June 2, Jim Griffith, The Official eBay Bible, New York: Gotham Books, ISBN 9781592400072, OL 8866306M, page 71:
- It is important to leave feedback to warn others in serious situations, but it is also smart to consider the long-term consequences of racking up lots of negatives because you 'negged' someone over a small oversight or a misunderstanding over a three-dollar item.
- 2006 March 10, Shauna Wright, Don't Get Burned on eBay: How to Avoid Scams and Escape Bad Deals, O'Reilly Media, ISBN 9780596101787, OL 7581349M, page 13:
- He left negative feedback (a.k.a. "negging") and vowed vengeance but the seller just laughed as she negged him back.
Noun neg (plural negs) - A negative value judgement expressed to someone in order to make them desire one's approval, especially when trying to pick up a date.
- 2005 September 21, Neil Strauss, The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists, Text Publishing Company, ISBN 1920885986, OL 8777451M, page 20-21:
- Neither compliment nor insult, a neg is something in between—an accidental insult or backhanded compliment. The purpose of a neg is to lower a woman's self esteem while actively displaying a lack of interest in her—by telling her she has lipstick on her teeth, for example, or offering her a piece of gum after she speaks.
- 2007 February 6, Erik von Markovik, The Mystery Method: How to Get Beautiful Women Into Bed, St. Martin's Press, ISBN 9780312360115, OL 25431128M, page 94:
- A neg is not an insult but a negative social value judgment that is telegraphed.
- 2011, Benton Miller; Travis Wolfe, The Journal: Man's Quest for the Perfect Match, Moon Planet Publishing, page 104:
- As we sped down Lake Michigan Drive, I was still feeling a little star-struck and decided that on account of her uber-hot looks, I'd need to start launching negs at her like there was no tomorrow.
- 2012, Meg Barker, Rewriting the Rules: An Integrative Guide to Love, Sex and Relationships, Routledge, ISBN 9780415517621, OL 25215067M, page 77-78:
- Negs include asking whether her nails are real, or saying that you saw someone else wearing her skirt.
Usage notes Anagrams
Danish Noun neg n (singular definite neget, plural indefinite neg) - sheaf (bundle of grain or straw)
Inflection
Romanian Etymology From Latin naevus. Noun neg m (plural negi) - wart
- verruca
Synonyms 
 |
