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veg

American  
[vej] / vɛdʒ /

noun

Chiefly British.

plural

veg, veges
  1. a vegetable.


verb (used without object)

Slang.
vegged, vegging
  1. to relax in a mindless way (usually followed byout ).

    We vegged out all weekend, watching the soccer channel and ordering pizza.

    Tonight I'll go home and veg with a good book.

veg British  
/ vɛdʒ /

noun

  1. informal a vegetable or vegetables

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Etymology

Origin of veg

First recorded in 1940–45; by shortening

Example Sentences

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The fresh veg especially in the shops is so dear and you can't afford to live.

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However, every year as supermarkets compete for our Christmas custom many slash the prices of their bags of veg as low as 8p so there are bargains to be had.

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She is an expert on the dark histories of 19th Century morgues, but also photographs restaurant pizzas and plates of delicately arranged veg for magazines and food promotions.

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"I understand either side, but where I put it in my garden, in my little home allotment, it's with the veg. I think it's a veg, but scientists might say otherwise."

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Zoe said after they moved the family decided to "do the house up a bit at first" but there was a nice outdoor space to decided to work on that, and "maybe grow some veg".

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