veg

[ vej ]

/ vɛdʒ /

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

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

to relax in a mindless way (usually followed 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

Words nearby veg

veejay, veena, veep, veer, veery, veg, Vega, Vega Alta, Vega Baja, vegan, vegeburger

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I cook a complete meal from scratch (protein, carb, veg, and a salad) five nights a week.
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"I don't like these veg'table people," said the little girl.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz|L. Frank Baum
Fr allt sama veg sem fyrr; egar at haustai, tku at vaxa reimleikar.
Beowulf|R. W. Chambers
Sndiz honum hvers kyns skrpi; ok at er haft san fyrir ortœki, at eim lji Glmr augna er gefi glmsni, er mjǫk sniz annan veg, en er.
Beowulf|R. W. Chambers
We had home cured bacon and veg'tables, dried co'n, string beans and dey give us hoe cakes baked in hot ashes.
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Synergia is claimed to be composed of pepsin, pancreatin, veg.
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British Dictionary definitions for veg

veg

/ (vɛdʒ) /

noun

informal a vegetable or vegetables

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