Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to neg
Participle: negged
Gerund: negging
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | neg |
| you | neg |
| he;she;it | negs |
| we | neg |
| you | neg |
| they | neg |
Perfect
| I | have negged |
| you | have negged |
| he;she;it | has negged |
| we | have negged |
| you | have negged |
| they | have negged |
Past
| I | negged |
| you | negged |
| he;she;it | negged |
| we | negged |
| you | negged |
| they | negged |
Pluperfect
| I | had negged |
| you | had negged |
| he;she;it | had negged |
| we | had negged |
| you | had negged |
| they | had negged |
Future
| I | will neg |
| you | will neg |
| he;she;it | will neg |
| we | will neg |
| you | will neg |
| they | will neg |
Future Perfect
| I | will have negged |
| you | will have negged |
| he;she;it | will have negged |
| we | will have negged |
| you | will have negged |
| they | will have negged |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | neg |
| you | neg |
| he;she;it | neg |
| we | neg |
| you | neg |
| they | neg |
Perfect
| I | have negged |
| you | have negged |
| he;she;it | have negged |
| we | have negged |
| you | have negged |
| they | have negged |
Imperfect
| I | negged |
| you | negged |
| he;she;it | negged |
| we | negged |
| you | negged |
| they | negged |
Pluperfect
| I | had negged |
| you | had negged |
| he;she;it | had negged |
| we | had negged |
| you | had negged |
| they | had negged |
Conditional
Present
| I | would neg |
| you | would neg |
| he;she;it | would neg |
| we | would neg |
| you | would neg |
| they | would neg |
Perfect
| I | would have negged |
| you | would have negged |
| he;she;it | would have negged |
| we | would have negged |
| you | would have negged |
| they | would have negged |
Imperative
| you | neg |
| we | Let's neg |
| you | neg |
Verbs conjugated like 'neg'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'neg'
beg,
deg,
geg,
keg,
leg,
nag,
net,
new,
nig,
nog,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Clipping of negative.
Sample Sentences
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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. [2001 January 18, traction_free, “Negging”, in alt.seduction.fast (Usenet), message-ID <[email protected]>:]
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She's an 11. This is going to take some hardcore negging. [2005, Neil Strauss, quoting Erik von Markovik, The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists, Text Publishing Company, →ISBN, →OL, page 151:]
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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. [2011 December 16, Jessica Knoll, “The Surprising Reasons He Turns You Down For Sex”, in Cosmopolitan, archived from the original on 27 Aug 2013:]
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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. [2022, Devon Price, chapter 7, in Michele Eniclerico, editor, Unmasking Autism, New York: Harmony Books, →ISBN, page 204:]
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I negged the seller who didn't send me the widget I paid for.
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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. [2003 June 2, Jim Griffith, The Official eBay Bible, New York: Gotham Books, →ISBN, →OL, page 71:]
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He left negative feedback (a.k.a. “negging”) and vowed vengeance but the seller just laughed as she negged him back. [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:]