veg1
/vɛdʒ
/verb (vegges, vegging, vegged) [no object] informal
Relax to the point of complete inertia: they were vegging out in front of the TV...
- And I've just been vegging out for the past 4 days, doing nothing, so there isn't really much else to say.
- From now on I'm going to spend less time vegging in front of the tv and more time listening to Radio 4.
- Then I vegged out on the couch, and watched ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ for like the fourth time in a month.
Origin
1920s: abbreviation of vegetate.
Rhymes
veg2
/vɛdʒ/noun (plural same) British informal
A vegetable or vegetables: meat and two veg...
- I love eating out, and my preference is generally to eat meat or fish with veg.
- You should eat 60 per cent fresh fruits and veg, as much as possible in their raw state.
- I told the waitress that we loved the meat but asked her to let the chef know we felt the veg was seriously undercooked.
Origin
Late 19th century: abbreviation.
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