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Pegged vs Negged - What's the difference?

pegged | negged |

As verbs the difference between pegged and negged

is that pegged is (peg) while negged is (neg).

pegged

English

Verb

(head)
  • (peg)

  • peg

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
  • Measurement between the pegs : after killing an animal hunters used the distance between a peg near the animal's nose and one near the end of its body to measure its body length.
  • A protrusion used to hang things on.
  • Hang your coat on the peg and come in.
  • (figurative) A support; a reason; a pretext.
  • a peg to hang a claim upon
  • (cribbage) A peg moved on a crib board to keep score.
  • (finance) A fixed exchange rate, where a currency's value is matched to the value of another currency or measure such as gold
  • (UK) A small quantity of a strong alcoholic beverage.
  • *
  • A place formally allotted for fishing
  • (colloquial, dated) A leg or foot.
  • * 1913 , D.H. Lawrence,
  • "Now I'm cleaned up for thee: tha's no 'casions ter stir a peg all day, but sit and read thy books."
  • One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained.
  • * , Act 2, Scene I :
  • O, you are well tuned now!
    But I'll set down the pegs that make this music,
    As honest as I am.
  • A step; a degree.
  • * Barrow
  • to screw papal authority to the highest peg
  • * Hudibras
  • We still have worsted all your holy tricks; / Trepann'd your party with intrigue, / And took your grandees down a peg
  • (Short for) clothes peg.
  • Synonyms

    * (small quantity of strong liquor)

    Verb

    (pegg)
  • To fasten using a .
  • Let's peg the rug to the floor.
  • To affix or pin.
  • I found a tack and pegged your picture to the bulletin board.
    She lunged forward and pegged him to the wall.
  • To fix a value or price.
  • China's currency is no longer pegged to the American dollar.
  • To narrow the cuff openings of a pair of pants so that the legs take on a peg shape.
  • To throw.
  • To indicate or ascribe an attribute to. (Assumed to originate from the use of pegs or pins as markers on a bulletin board or a list.)
  • He's been pegged as a suspect.
    I pegged his weight at 165.
  • (cribbage) To move one's pegs to indicate points scored; to score with a peg.
  • She pegged twelve points.
  • (slang) To reach or exceed the maximum value on a scale or gauge.
  • We pegged the speedometer across the flats.
  • (slang, typically in heterosexual contexts) To engage in anal sex by penetrating one's male partner with a dildo
  • * {{quote-book, 2007, , The Adventurous Couple's Guide to Strap-On Sex, page=32 citation
  • , passage=When you're pegging him and he gets close to orgasm, you'll observe a number of physical signs

    See also

    * wedge, compare Latin cuneus * cone, compare Latin conus * cunny, cunt, compare Latin cunnus * (cribbage ): muggins

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    negged

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (neg)

  • 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/
  • !original/alt.seduction.fast/C0QLOrKUC6k/ZSUpZD50khkJ
  • , 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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