Talk:Slag (slang)

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I've never heard 'slag' used for 'a weak and pathetic male.' Where is this common currency? It sounds like gratuitous man-bashing to me. Vortinax 11:16, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

It is. i assume you know that that does not nesacerily make it untrue.Toload1

people impersonating the mitchell brothers out of eastenders have done 86.135.164.200 17:37, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Similar to the 'petty criminal' usage referenced in The Sweeney, then. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.92.40.49 (talk) 11:30, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

It's use as a term of contempt for males as well as females seems to be London-centric and apparently mostly used by white people of working class and possibly criminal backgrounds who are middle-aged or older i.e. it's not fresh street slang any more. I have family from London who use it this way, and they're the only people I've heard use it in real life and not sound affected, and they certainly fit the aforementioned demographic. Along with The Sweeney and Eastenders, it's also been used a lot by Frank Burnside in the Bill, in the same context. Again, this character fits with the demographic. Original research I know, but if anyone's really interested it gives them more avenues to pursue citable sources. 217.44.143.22 (talk) 05:21, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Alien Nation

The newcomers in the 1980s' film/serial Alien Nation were called slags, used much like the N-word. Would that find a place here? 122.162.155.81 03:43, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

hiyya it is katie and naomi lol

Yes it would Toload1