slagging
noun
[ ˈslaɡɪŋ ]
• an insulting and critical attack.
• "I knew I would get a slagging for that comment"
• the production of deposits of slag.
• "the furnace burns at a minimum temperature to reduce slagging"
slag
verb
• criticize (someone) in an abusive and insulting manner.
• "the film has been slagged by many critics for its improbable plot"
• produce deposits of slag.
• "most of the other contained materials are slagged"
Origin:
mid 16th century: from Middle Low German slagge, perhaps from slagen ‘strike’, with reference to fragments formed by hammering. The verb sense ‘criticize’ dates from the 1970s.
