noun

veg

vehj

noun

Short for "vegetable" or "vegetables," especially in British English.

"Dinner is just meat and two veg tonight."

adj

Short for "vegetarian."

"They serve a great veg curry at that place."

verb

To relax and do nothing, informally — to "vegetate."

"After exams, I just want to veg out in front of the TV all weekend."

How to Use Veg

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA short, casual word for vegetables, or for lazing around doing nothing.

When to use it

Very informal; common in British English for vegetables ("veg" as in meat and veg).

Common pairings

veg out meat and veg

vegged past tense, veged past tense, vegs plural, veges plural, veg plural, vegs plural, vegs singular, vegges singular, veges singular

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A clipped, informal form of "vegetable," "vegetarian," or "vegetate."

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