how to pronounce neg

/nɛɡ/

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neg is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of neg in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… there isn't sir neg Burberry is very …”

meanings of neg

verb:

To leave negative feedback in a reputation tracking system.
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.
Deliberately annoy, irritate.

noun:

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.
Clipping of negative.

adjective:

HIV negative.

neg frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word neg occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics neg can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that neg can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) people, society, and culture;