English

Etymology
Sw. term|slagg|langsv, or MLG. term|slacke, whence G. term|schlacke|langde; originally, perhaps, the splinters struck off from the metal by hammering.

Pronunciation
IPA|/slæg/
:rhymes|æɡ

Noun
en-noun

1. The impurity|impurities which result and are separated out when melting a metal or refine|refining it from its ore; also, vitrify|vitrified cinders.
2. The scoria of a volcano.
3. context|UK|AU|pejorative A woman (sometimes a man) who has loose morals relating to sex.

Synonyms
i-c|impurities from a metal dross, recrement
i-c|loose woman see WikiSaurus:promiscuous woman

Derived terms
slaggy

Translations
trans-top|the impurities which result and are separated out when melting a metal or refining it from its ore
Finnish: kuona
German: Schlacke f
Serbian: troska, Å¡ljaka, zgura
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trans-top|the scoria of a volcano
German: Schlacke f
Serbian: troska, Å¡ljaka, zgura
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trans-bottom

trans-top|a woman (sometimes a man) who has loose morals relating to sex
Finnish: huora, lutka
German: Schlampe f
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Verb
en-verb|slags|slagging|slagged|slagged

1. transitive To make slag.
2. transitive To talk badly about someone; to denigrate someone.

Translations
trans-top|to make slag
Finnish: tuottaa kuonaa
German: verschlacken
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trans-top|to talk badly about someone; to denigrate someone
Finnish: sättiä, haukkua, puhua pahaa
German: herunterputzen
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Related terms
slag off - talk insult|insultingly to or about someone.
slag heap - a mound of pit debris.

References
R:Webster 1913|slag
R:Online Etymology Dictionary|slag

Dutch

Noun
nl-noun|g=m|slagen

1. blow, knock
2. battle
3. beat, stroke, pulsation

Derived terms
aan de slag
aanslag
inslag
neerslag
ontslag

Faroese

Pronunciation
IPA|[sl�a�]

Noun
infl|fo|noun|g=n

1. hit; punch
2. medical|lang=fo stroke
3. battle between to armies, navies or air forces
4. kind; sort#noun|sort
5. biology|taxonomy|lang=fo species

Declension
fo-decl-noun-n6|sl|a|g|ø

Norwegian

Noun
no-noun-n1

1. hit; punch
2. stroke (medical)
3. battle between to armies, navies or air forces
4. kind; sort#noun|sort

Swedish

Pronunciation
audio|Sv-slag.ogg|audio

Noun
sv-noun-n-zero
infl|sv|noun|gender=n

1. hit; punch
2. the hit of a ball by a bat or a racket
3. battle between two armies, navies or air forces
4. stroke; the striking of a clock

#:Klockan slog just tre slag = The clock just struck three strokes''

1. stroke; the time when a clock strikes

#:Han kom precis på slaget midnatt = He came on the stroke of midnight

1. medicine|lang=sv stroke; a loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted.
2. kind; sort#noun|sort

#:En fågel av ett ovanligt slag = A bird of an unusual kind

1. while; moment; a short period of time

#:Kom hit ett slag! = Come here a minute!

1. A fold on the legs of a pair of trousers, where about an inch of the leg is folded upwards.

Synonyms
i-c|battle fältslag
i-c|kind sort#Swedish|sort
i-c|moment stund

See also
få slag

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• 2007-12-13 20:50 - Keene - [[slaggy]]

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