slag off
phrasal verb
slagged off; slagging off; slags off
British slang
: to criticize (someone) harshly
She often slags off other musicians to try to make herself look good.
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Accidentally left your Zoom on following a work call and slagged off your boss?
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
After Jon Stewart spent the lion’s share of Monday’s TDS episode slagging off Musk and his DOGE program, the Elon stans took to Musk’s social media platform demanding an exchange in the marketplace of ideas.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
And just like Michael can slag off Scotty Pippen, Posh can skip the reunion tour, and Heather got more money than the rest of the cast, there are different rules for Kyle.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2025
Robert Phillips Deckhand, Below Deck Season 8 This fill-in deckhand made his mark by slagging off Izzy Wouters after she was promoted to lead deckhand over him.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2024
As a filmmaker, Lee Daniels tends to get slagged off on for being flamboyantly garish and over-the-top.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
After Jon Stewart spent the lion’s share of Monday’s TDS episode slagging off Musk and his DOGE program, the Elon stans took to Musk’s social media platform demanding an exchange in the marketplace of ideas.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
And just like Michael can slag off Scotty Pippen, Posh can skip the reunion tour, and Heather got more money than the rest of the cast, there are different rules for Kyle.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2025
Robert Phillips Deckhand, Below Deck Season 8 This fill-in deckhand made his mark by slagging off Izzy Wouters after she was promoted to lead deckhand over him.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2024
As a filmmaker, Lee Daniels tends to get slagged off on for being flamboyantly garish and over-the-top.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Slag off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slag%20off. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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