slag
• noun 1 stony waste matter separated from metals during the smelting or refining of ore. 2 Brit. informal, derogatory a promiscuous woman. • verb (slagged, slagging) 1 usu. as noun slagging produce deposits of slag. 2 (often slag off) Brit. informal criticize abusively. — ORIGIN Low German slagge, perhaps from slagen ‘strike’, with reference to fragments formed by hammering.
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