Definition of "neg" in English

noun

1. (photography) Clipping of negative.

2. (rhetoric) Clipping of negative.

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.

4. (quiz bowl) a penalty for giving an incorrect answer before a tossup has been fully read.

adjective

1. (LGBTQ slang) HIV negative.

verb

1. (slang, British) 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.

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.