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Pos vs Neg - What's the difference?

pos | neg |

As an adjective pos

is positive.

As an initialism POS

is parent over shoulder

As an abbreviation neg is

negative.

As a verb 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.

As a noun 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.

pos

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (UK, slang) positive
    • I'm not absolutely pos on that, sir.

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    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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