veg

American

[vej] / vɛdʒ /

noun

Chiefly British.

plural

veg, veges

a vegetable.

verb (used without object)

Slang.

vegged, vegging

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

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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Eyton said the discovery of the romantic root veg could not have been better timed ahead of their Valentine's bistro night.

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"We get really nice fruit and veg in, biscuits - last week we had some really nice rump steak which went down a storm."

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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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