slag

³slag

verb

slaggedslag·ging

Definition of SLAG

transitive verb

chiefly British

: to criticize harshly

Examples of SLAG

1. <London reviewers slagged off the new play for being another kitchen-sink drama.>

Origin of SLAG

probably from ²slag

First Known Use: 1971

Related to SLAG

Synonyms: blame, censure, condemn, denounce, dis (also diss) [slang], dispraise, fault, knock, pan, reprehend, criticize [chiefly British]

Antonyms: extol (also extoll), laud, praise

Related Words: skewer, tweak; assail, attack, blast, clobber, slam, slash; nick (at), snipe (at); beef, bellyache, bitch, carp, cavil, complain, crab, croak, fuss, gripe, grouse, growl, grumble, kick, kvetch, moan, murmur, mutter, niggle, quibble, whine; admonish, chide, drub, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove; berate, castigate, crucify, excoriate, flay, gibbet, hammer, keelhaul, lambaste (or lambast), lash, pillory, scold, upbraid; bad-mouth, belittle, decry, deride, discommend, disparage, put down

Near Antonyms: approve, commend, endorse (also indorse), recommend, sanction

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