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- verb Present participle of
neg .
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Examples
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This sort of "negging", to get someone asking how they can improve, doesn't work on most women, why should it work on political opponents?
Name that Blogging Tory! CC 2009
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Freakonomics on the pick-up artist's technique of "negging," (jargon for insulting a woman during initial meeting) designed to “lower her self-esteem, thus making her more vulnerable to your advances.”
Boing Boing 2007
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The last line implies women don’t like the negging, which is patently untrue.
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By telling me what I did by 'negging' you proved two things:
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By telling me what I did by 'negging' you proved two things:
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Looks like "negging" doesn't live up to its promise.
Progressive Bloggers 2009
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If the words VH1, Mystery and "negging" mean nothing to you, then you've probably never settled in on a Sunday night for an episode of The Pick-up Artist.
Ning Blog 2008
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No, it wasn't quite erotic (but dudes, it is for many moms, which may be why she's negging you to go nurse) but it felt easy and natural.
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No re-sale staffer deciding against adding torn, pit-stained tees to the inventory; No consignment buyer deeming an item not trendy enough for its clientele; No vintage enthusiast negging a muumuu because its condition is less than mint.
Alexandra Sinderbrand: The Top Ten Ways To Get Your Thrift On (Part I) 2009
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I am also sure that the kind of woman that would fall for this game he talks about or negging, I presume this is the same thing juliette posted about some time ago, are unlikely to be the kind of girl I would be attracted to.
Oh Man... juliette 2009
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Or perhaps they’re more like pick-up artists, the misogynistic cult that promises to help awkward men have sex with women by teaching them “neurolinguistic programming” phrases, body language techniques, and psychological manipulation tactics like “negging” — offering unsolicited negative feedback to women to lower their self-esteem and prick their interest.
How to Destroy ‘Surveillance Capitalism’ Cory Doctorow 2021
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