smeg

English

Etymology

Popularised by the British sitcom Red Dwarf, whose makers describe it as an arbitrary coinage unconnected to smegma; see the Wikipedia article for further discussion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /smɛɡ/

• Audio (AU):

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• Rhymes: -ɛɡ

Interjection

smeg

1. (slang) Used as a swear word.

Verb

1. (slang) To mess up.
   • 2005, Michael Donnelly, Awakening Curry Buckle, →ISBN:

     "Sorry I smegged up your face, man." Curry shrugged.

   • 2009, Bob Fischer, Wiffle Lever to Full!, →ISBN:

     My finances are completely smegged.

   • 2015, Naomi Jacobs, Forgotten Girl, →ISBN:

     I stood there, smegged to silence by the colour screen and mini camera watching me like a suspicious eye.

Derived terms

• smegger
• smegging
• smeghead

See also

• Appendix:Fictional English curse words

Anagrams

• EGMs, GEMs, Gems, MEGs, Megs, gems, megs

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Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish smeic. Cognate with Irish smig.

Noun

smeg f

1. chin