veg

[ vej ]

/ vɛdʒ /

noun, plural veg, veg·es. Chiefly British. Informal.

a vegetable.

verb (used without object), vegged, veg·ging. Slang.

to relax in a mindless way (usually fol. by out): We vegged out all weekend, watching the soccer channel and ordering pizza. Tonight I'll go home and veg with a good book.

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Origin of veg

First recorded in 1940–45; by shortening

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Examples from the Web for veg

I cook a complete meal from scratch (protein, carb, veg, and a salad) five nights a week.
Friday Forum: How often do you cook?|Megan McArdle|January 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I recommend the Kobe beef skewers, fresh shrimp, and any type of veg.
Gal With a Suitcase|Jolie Hunt|November 27, 2009|DAILY BEAST
They raised cotton and corn and veg'tables, and mules and horses and hawgs and sheep.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves.|Work Projects Administration
For dinner us had peas or some other sort of veg'tables, and cornbread.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves|Work Projects Administration

"I don't like these veg'table people," said the little girl.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz|L. Frank Baum
No eggs, nor ham, nor hard-boiled clam,But Veg'table Vitamines.
The Book of Humorous Verse|Various
Synergia is claimed to be composed of pepsin, pancreatin, veg.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for veg

veg

/ (vɛdʒ) /

noun

informal a vegetable or vegetables

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Word Origin and History for veg

veg

since 1898 as an abbreviation of vegetable, vegetarian. As a verb, colloquially short for vegetate, by 1985 (usually with out).