Pegged vs Negged - What's the difference?
pegged | negged |
(peg)
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.
(figurative) A support; a reason; a pretext.
(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,
One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained.
* , Act 2, Scene I :
A step; a degree.
* Barrow
* Hudibras
(Short for) clothes peg.
To fasten using a .
To affix or pin.
To fix a value or price.
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.)
(cribbage) To move one's pegs to indicate points scored; to score with a peg.
(slang) To reach or exceed the maximum value on a scale or gauge.
(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
, passage=When you're pegging him and he gets close to orgasm, you'll observe a number of physical signs
(neg)
negative
(LGBT, public health) HIV negative
(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.
* {{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.
}}
(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.
}}
As verbs the difference between pegged and negged
is that pegged is (peg) while negged is (neg).pegged
English
Verb
(head)peg
English
Noun
(en noun)- Hang your coat on the peg and come in.
- a peg to hang a claim upon
- "Now I'm cleaned up for thee: tha's no 'casions ter stir a peg all day, but sit and read thy books."
- O, you are well tuned now!
- But I'll set down the pegs that make this music,
- As honest as I am.
- to screw papal authority to the highest peg
- We still have worsted all your holy tricks; / Trepann'd your party with intrigue, / And took your grandees down a peg
Synonyms
* (small quantity of strong liquor)Verb
(pegg)- Let's peg the rug to the floor.
- I found a tack and pegged your picture to the bulletin board.
- She lunged forward and pegged him to the wall.
- China's currency is no longer pegged to the American dollar.
- He's been pegged as a suspect.
- I pegged his weight at 165.
- She pegged twelve points.
- We pegged the speedometer across the flats.
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See also
* wedge, compare Latin cuneus * cone, compare Latin conus * cunny, cunt, compare Latin cunnus * (cribbage ): mugginsAnagrams
* ----negged
English
Verb
(head)neg
English
Abbreviation
(Abbreviation) (head)Verb
- I negged the seller who didn't send me the widget I paid for.
