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Synonyms for slag

  • noun
  • verb

Most common

dross scoria recrement mullock goafing ass hole scum clinker

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Dross — impurities formed and separated out when a metal is smelted from ore; vitrified cinders

dross, scoria, recrement

2. Mullock — waste material from a mine

mullock, goafing, gobbin

3. Prick — A contemptible person, a scumbag

ass hole, arsehole UK, asshole US, prick

4. Skank — A prostitute or promiscuous woman; a slut

hussy, skank slang

Other

clinker, scum, cinder, refuse, bike, chicken slang, quakebuttock dated rare

Verb

1. Insult — to talk badly about; to malign or denigrate (someone)

insult, abuse, libel, diss slang, slander dated

2. Take the piss — to make fun of; to take the piss (tease, ridicule or mock)

chaff, kid, take the piss vulgar slang UK IE, befool dated

Other

spoil, expectorate

Antonyms

respect, promote, glorify

All antonyms of slag →

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Waste material from a mine.

  2. n. 2

    Impurities formed and separated out when a metal is smelted from ore; vitrified cinders.

  3. v. 1

    To talk badly about; to malign or denigrate (someone).

  4. v. 2

    To make fun of; to take the piss (tease, ridicule or mock).

Related words

Word family
slaggy
Phrases
slag off slag heap slag tag

Forms

Plural
slags → drosses, scoriae, recrements, mullocks…
Past participle
slagged
e.g. slagged → insulted, abused, libeled, dissed…

Example sentences

  • dross Even the best authors can write dross.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
slagfalling
drosssteady
scoriafalling
recrementsteady
mullockfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
kid1
4 letters
bike1, scum1, diss1
5 letters
abuse2, spoil1, prick1, libel2, chaff1, skank, dross1, hussy2
6 letters
refuse2, insult2, cinder2, scoria, gobbin, befool
7 letters
chicken2, asshole2, slander2, clinker, mullock, goafing
8 letters
arsehole2
9 letters
recrement
11 letters
expectorate
12 letters
quakebuttock

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abuse2 = 2 syllables).