Meaning

2 senses
  1. 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.

  2. A penalty for giving an incorrect answer before a toss-up question has been fully read.

Origin

Clipping of negative.

Clipping of negative.

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Forms

plural: negs
Singularneg
Pluralnegs

regular

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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