neg

See also: Neg, NEG, neg., /neg, neɣ, and nèg

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Negidal or Russian негидальцы (negidalʹcy).

Symbol

neg

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Negidal.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Negidal terms

English

Etymology

Clipping of negative.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛɡ/

• Audio (Australia):

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• Rhymes: -ɛɡ

Noun

neg (plural negs)

1. (photography) Clipping of negative.
2. (rhetoric) Clipping of negative.

   Antonym: aff

3. (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, Neil Strauss, The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists, Text Publishing Company, →ISBN, →OL, 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. artin's Press, →ISBN, →OL, page 94:

     A neg is not an insult but a negative social value judgment that is telegraphed.

   • 2011, Benton Miller with 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, Meg Barker, Rewriting the Rules: An Integrative Guide to Love, Sex and Relationships, Routledge, →ISBN, →OL, pages 77–78:

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

4. (quiz bowl) A penalty for giving an incorrect answer before a toss-up question has been fully read.

Derived terms

• neg diff
• neg-raising

Adjective

neg (not comparable)

1. (LGBTQ slang) HIV negative.

   Antonym: poz

Derived terms

• negaholic
• negger

Verb

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

1. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (slang, UK) To annoy or irritate deliberately.
2. (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.
   • 2001 January 18, traction_free, “Negging”, in alt.seduction.fast‎^[1] (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, Neil Strauss, quoting Erik von Markovik, The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists, Text Publishing Company, →ISBN, →OL, page 151:

     She's an 11. This is going to take some hardcore negging.

   • 2011 December 16, Jessica Knoll, “The Surprising Reasons He Turns You Down For Sex”, in Cosmopolitan‎^[2], archived from the original on 27 August 2013:

     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.

   • 2022, Devon Price, chapter 7, in Michele Eniclerico, editor, Unmasking Autism, New York: Harmony Books, →ISBN, page 204:

     Most of us have a slew of good reasons for fearing people. When I was younger, many of the people who took an interest in me were women who wanted to help “teach” me how to be better at womanhood. Sometimes classmates and coworkers would cozy up to me because they wanted my help with their classwork or writing. I started assuming that if someone took an interest in me, it was because they wanted to fix me for their own amusement, or because they thought I was useful. I figured ever compliment I received was me being “negged”—a tactic where people highlight your difference or offer a backhanded compliment in order to make you feel insecure.

3. (transitive, Internet slang) To leave negative feedback about (someone) in a reputation tracking system.

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

   • 2003 June 2, Jim Griffith, The Official eBay Bible, New York: Gotham Books, →ISBN, →OL, 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, Shauna Wright, Don't Get Burned on eBay: How to Avoid Scams and Escape Bad Deals, O'Reilly Media, →ISBN, →OL, page 13:

     He left negative feedback (a.k.a. “negging”) and vowed vengeance but the seller just laughed as she negged him back.

Derived terms

• negger

Translations

Translations

• Spanish: retroalimentar negativamente

Anagrams

• ENG, -gen, Eng., eng, GEN, gen, gen., eng., NGE, /gen, Gen, Gen.

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• nergu

Etymology

Probably from Latin mergō. Compare Romanian merge, merg.

Verb

neg (third-person singular nedzi, participle nese)

1. alternative form of njergu

Synonyms

• imn

Related terms

• nãdzeri

Danish

Noun

neg n (singular definite neget, plural indefinite neg)

1. sheaf (bundle of grain or straw)

Inflection

Declension of neg

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	neg	neget	neg	negene
genitive	negs	negets	negs	negenes

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-i-

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *-iwós

Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁iwós

Proto-Italic [Term?]

Latin gnaevus

Latin naevus

Romanian neg

Inherited from Latin naevus. Compare the similar sound shift in fagure.

Noun

neg m (plural negi)

1. wart, verruca

   Synonym: verucă

See also

• negel
• neghină
• năgară

Swedish

Verb

neg

1. preterite of niga

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neːɡ/

Numeral

neg

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of deg

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
deg	ddeg	neg	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.