chiefly British slang
: a lewd or promiscuous woman
Examples of slag in a Sentence
Verb
London reviewers slagged off the new play for being another kitchen-sink drama.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
The technology uses the slag to combine it with fluxing agents.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Navel gazing obsession with one Twitter account and slagging colleagues.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
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Noun
The team used a natural compound derived from the pomegranate tree to improve lithium recovery from smelting slags, a rocky byproduct that’s formed when ores are melted.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
The technology uses the slag to combine it with fluxing agents.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
That’s not meant to slag his breakout 30-goal season, though.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Navel gazing obsession with one Twitter account and slagging colleagues.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Slag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slag. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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