Verb
(seduction community) To express or imply a negative value judgement of someone to make them desire one's approval, especially when trying to pick up a date.
* {{quote-magazine
| title = The Surprising Reasons He Turns You Down For Sex
| first = Jessica
| last = Knoll
| magazine =
| url = http://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/tips-moves/the-reason-men-turn-down-sex
| passage = Women, on the other hand, are wired to believe that men are always ready to reach home base and never turn down a booty opportunity. So when he
negs you, it seems unnatural, and you may worry that something’s wrong with your relationship.
}}
* {{quote-newsgroup
| date = 2001-01-18
| author = traction_free
| title = Negging
| newsgroup = alt.seduction.fast
| id =
[email protected]
| url = https://groups.google.com/forum/
!original/alt.seduction.fast/C0QLOrKUC6k/ZSUpZD50khkJ
| passage = I mean, the thing is, overall you want the chick to feel good about herself around you and because of you. It's true that good
negging really helps that, but bad negging--negging where she's already insecure--can kill it.
}}
* {{quote-book
| year = 2005
| title =
| first = Neil
| last = Strauss
| authorlink = Neil Strauss
| quotee = Erik von Markovik
| publisher = Text Publishing Company
| ol = 8777451M
| isbn = 1920885986
| page = 151
| pageurl = http://books.google.com/books?id=Mogf4cZDm_sC&pg=PA151&dq=negging
| passage = She's an 11. This is going to take some hardcore
negging .
}}
(nonstandard|Internet) To leave negative feedback about in a reputation tracking system.
- I negged the seller who didn't send me the widget I paid for.
* {{quote-book
| date = 2003-06-02
| title = The Official eBay Bible
| first = Jim
| last = Griffith
| location = New York
| publisher = Gotham Books
| isbn = 9781592400072
| ol = 8866306M
| page = 71
| pageurl = http://books.google.com/books?id=uJbJcnYF6R4C&pg=PA71&dq=negged
| passage = It is important to leave feedback to warn others in serious situations, but it is also smart to consider the long-term consequences of racking up lots of negatives because you ‘
negged ’ someone over a small oversight or a misunderstanding over a three-dollar item.
}}
* {{quote-book
| date = 2006-03-10
| title = Don't Get Burned on eBay: How to Avoid Scams and Escape Bad Deals
| first = Shauna
| last = Wright
| publisher = O'Reilly Media
| isbn = 9780596101787
| ol = 7581349M
| page = 13
| pageurl = http://books.google.com/books?id=Wm48nhbLreQC&pg=PA13&dq=negged
| passage = He left negative feedback (a.k.a. “
negging'''''”) and vowed vengeance but the seller just laughed as she '''''negged him back.
}}
Noun
(
en-noun)
(seduction community) An expression or implication that one has a negative value judgement of someone in order to make them desire one's approval, especially when trying to pick up a date.
* {{quote-book
| year = 2005
| title =
| first = Neil
| last = Strauss
| authorlink = Neil Strauss
| publisher = Text Publishing Company
| ol = 8777451M
| isbn = 1920885986
| pages = 20-21
| pageurl = http://books.google.com/books?id=Mogf4cZDm_sC&pg=PA20&dq=neg
| passage = The purpose of a
neg is to lower a woman's self esteem while actively displaying a lack of interest in her—by telling her she has lipstick on her teeth, for example, or offering her a piece of gum after she speaks.
}}
* {{quote-book
| date = 2007-02-06
| title = The Mystery Method: How to Get Beautiful Women Into Bed
| author = Erik von Markovik
| publisher = St. Martin's Press
| isbn = 9780312360115
| ol = 25431128M
| page = 94
| pageurl = http://books.google.com/books?id=HFaF-bpOSl8C&pg=PA94&dq=neg
| passage = A
neg is not an insult but a negative social value judgment that is telegraphed.
}}
* {{quote-book
| year = 2011
| title = The Journal: Man's Quest for the Perfect Match
| author = Benton Miller
| coauthors = Travis Wolfe
| publisher = Moon Planet Publishing
| page = 104
| pageurl = http://books.google.com/books?id=GA246a27m9IC&pg=PT113&dq=negs
| passage = As we sped down Lake Michigan Drive, I was still feeling a little star-struck and decided that on account of her uber-hot looks, I'd need to start launching
negs at her like there was no tomorrow.
}}
* {{quote-book
| year = 2012
| title = Rewriting the Rules: An Integrative Guide to Love, Sex and Relationships
| first = Meg
| last = Barker
| publisher = Routledge
| isbn = 9780415517621
| ol = 25215067M
| pages = 77-78
| pageurl = http://books.google.com/books?id=Dp8_R8A2PIYC&pg=PA77&dq=negs
| passage =
Negs include asking whether her nails are real, or saying that you saw someone else wearing her skirt.
}}
