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As verbs the difference between neg and nag

is that neg is 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 while nag is to repeatedly remind or complain to someone in an annoying way, often about insignificant matters.

As nouns the difference between neg and nag

is that neg is 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 while nag is a small horse; a pony.

As an abbreviation neg

is negative.

neg

English

Abbreviation

(Abbreviation) (head)
  • negative
  • (LGBT, public health) HIV negative

    • Verb

  • (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.
  • * {{quote-magazine
    • , title = The Surprising Reasons He Turns You Down For Sex , first = Jessica , last = Knoll , magazine = , url = http://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/tips-moves/the-reason-men-turn-down-sex , passage = 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. }}
  • * {{quote-newsgroup
    • , date = 2001-01-18 , author = traction_free , title = Negging , newsgroup = alt.seduction.fast , id = 9477av$dpq$1@nnrp1.deja.com , url = https://groups.google.com/forum/
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    • , passage = 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. }}
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year = 2005 , title = , first = Neil , last = Strauss , authorlink = Neil Strauss , quotee = Erik von Markovik , publisher = Text Publishing Company , ol = 8777451M , isbn = 1920885986 , page = 151 , pageurl = http://books.google.com/books?id=Mogf4cZDm_sC&pg=PA151&dq=negging , passage = She's an 11. This is going to take some hardcore negging . }}
  • (nonstandard, Internet) To leave negative feedback about in a reputation tracking system.
    • I negged the seller who didn't send me the widget I paid for.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , date = 2003-06-02 , title = The Official eBay Bible , first = Jim , last = Griffith , location = New York , publisher = Gotham Books , isbn = 9781592400072 , ol = 8866306M , page = 71 , pageurl = http://books.google.com/books?id=uJbJcnYF6R4C&pg=PA71&dq=negged , passage = 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. }}
  • * {{quote-book
    • , date = 2006-03-10 , title = Don't Get Burned on eBay: How to Avoid Scams and Escape Bad Deals , first = Shauna , last = Wright , publisher = O'Reilly Media , isbn = 9780596101787 , ol = 7581349M , page = 13 , pageurl = http://books.google.com/books?id=Wm48nhbLreQC&pg=PA13&dq=negged , passage = He left negative feedback (a.k.a. “negging'''''”) and vowed vengeance but the seller just laughed as she '''''negged him back. }}

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (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.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year = 2005 , title = , first = Neil , last = Strauss , authorlink = Neil Strauss , publisher = Text Publishing Company , ol = 8777451M , isbn = 1920885986 , pages = 20-21 , pageurl = http://books.google.com/books?id=Mogf4cZDm_sC&pg=PA20&dq=neg , passage = 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. }}
  • * {{quote-book
    • , date = 2007-02-06 , title = The Mystery Method: How to Get Beautiful Women Into Bed , author = Erik von Markovik , publisher = St. Martin's Press , isbn = 9780312360115 , ol = 25431128M , page = 94 , pageurl = http://books.google.com/books?id=HFaF-bpOSl8C&pg=PA94&dq=neg , passage = A neg is not an insult but a negative social value judgment that is telegraphed. }}
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year = 2011 , title = The Journal: Man's Quest for the Perfect Match , author = Benton Miller , coauthors = Travis Wolfe , publisher = Moon Planet Publishing , page = 104 , pageurl = http://books.google.com/books?id=GA246a27m9IC&pg=PT113&dq=negs , passage = 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. }}
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year = 2012 , title = Rewriting the Rules: An Integrative Guide to Love, Sex and Relationships , first = Meg , last = Barker , publisher = Routledge , isbn = 9780415517621 , ol = 25215067M , pages = 77-78 , pageurl = http://books.google.com/books?id=Dp8_R8A2PIYC&pg=PA77&dq=negs , passage = Negs include asking whether her nails are real, or saying that you saw someone else wearing her skirt. }}

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    nag

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) nagge'', cognate with Dutch ''negge

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small horse; a pony.
  • An old useless horse.
  • (obsolete, derogatory) A paramour.
  • * 1598 , , III. x. 11:
    • Yon ribaudred nag of Egypt – Whom leprosy o'ertake!
    Synonyms
    * (old useless horse) dobbin, hack, jade, plug
    Coordinate terms
    * (old useless horse) bum (racing )

    Etymology 2

    Probably from a (etyl) source; compare Swedish .

    Verb

    (nagg)
  • To repeatedly remind or complain to someone in an annoying way, often about insignificant matters.
  • To act inappropriately in the eyes of peers, to backstab, to verbally abuse.
  • To bother with persistent memories.
    • The notion that he forgot something nagged him the rest of the day.
  • Other sorts of persistent annoyance, e.g.:
    • A nagging pain in his left knee
    A nagging north wind

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who .

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