English

Noun

neg ‎(plural negs)

1. (debating) negative

Antonyms

• aff

Etymology 2

Adjective

neg ‎(not comparable)

1. (LGBT, public health) HIV negative

Etymology 3

Verb

neg ‎(third-person singular simple present negs, present participle negging, simple past and past participle negged)

1. (transitive, seduction community) To express or imply a negative value judgement of someone to make them desire one's approval, especially when trying to pick up a date.
   • (Can we date this quote?), Knoll, Jessica, “The Surprising Reasons He Turns You Down For Sex”, in 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”, in alt.seduction.fast, Usenet, message-ID <9477av$dpq$1@nnrp1.deja.com>:

     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, Strauss, Neil, 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.

2. (nonstandard, Internet) To leave negative feedback about in a reputation tracking system.

   I negged the seller who didn't send me the widget I paid for.

   • 2003 June 2, Griffith, Jim, 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, Wright, Shauna, 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)

1. (seduction community) An expression or implication that one has a negative value judgement of someone in order to make them desire one's approval, especially when trying to pick up a date.
   • 2005, Strauss, Neil, The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists, Text Publishing Company, ISBN 1920885986, OL 8777451M, pages 20-21:

     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, Barker, Meg, Rewriting the Rules: An Integrative Guide to Love, Sex and Relationships, Routledge, ISBN 9780415517621, OL 25215067M, pages 77-78:

     Negs include asking whether her nails are real, or saying that you saw someone else wearing her skirt.

Anagrams

• eng, Eng., ENG
• gen, Gen, Gen.

Danish

Noun

neg n (singular definite neget, plural indefinite neg)

1. sheaf (bundle of grain or straw)

Inflection

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin naevus. Compare the similar sound shift in fagure.

Noun

neg m ‎(plural negi)

1. wart
2. verruca

Synonyms

• verucă

See also

• negel
• neghină
• năgară

Welsh

Numeral

neg

1. Nasal mutation of deg ‎(“(cardinal) ten”).

Mutation