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flog
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /fl??/
- Rhymes: -??
- (US) IPA(key): /fl??/
Etymology 1
From unattested Old English *floggian, a stem variant of Proto-Germanic *flukk?n? (“to beat”), itself a secondary zero-grade iterative with unetymological -u-, derived from *fl?kan?. The original zero-grade iterative *flakk?n? had been misinterpreted as an o-grade. See flack (“to beat”), also as a dialectal noun "a blow, slap".
Verb
flog (third-person singular simple present flogs, present participle flogging, simple past and past participle flogged)
- (transitive) To whip or scourge as punishment.
- (transitive) To use something to extreme; to abuse.
- (transitive, Britain, slang) To sell.
- (transitive, Australia, New Zealand) To steal something.
- (transitive, Australia, New Zealand) To defeat easily or convincingly.
- (transitive, agriculture) To exploit.
- (theater) To beat away charcoal dust etc. using a flogger.
Synonyms
- (to whip or scourge): Thesaurus:whip
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
flog (plural flogs)
- (Australia, informal, derogatory) A contemptible, often arrogant person.
See also
- flail
- flay
- vapulate
Etymology 2
Blend of fake +? blog
Noun
flog (plural flogs)
- (Internet slang) A weblog designed to look authentic, but actually developed as part of a commercial marketing strategy to promote some product or service.
- 2008, Lucas Conley, OBD: Obsessive Branding Disorder
- Though a handful of viral videos and flogs have captured significant interest, the vast majority hardly register with consumers.
- 2009, Nico Carpentier, Benjamin De Cleen, Participation and Media Production: Critical Reflections on Content Creation (page 33)
- An element more problematic […] in the move of corporate communications and practices online is the sometimes masked nature of such initiatives, for example through blogola and flogs.
- 2010, Beata Klimkiewicz, Media Freedom and Pluralism
- […] hidden advertising and flogs (the use of “personal blogs” for unfair commercial and political purposes), […]
- 2008, Lucas Conley, OBD: Obsessive Branding Disorder
Synonyms
- spamblog
- splog
References
Anagrams
- GLOF, golf
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /flo?k/
Verb
flog
- past tense of fliegen
Icelandic
Etymology
Doublet (showing a-mutation) of flug (“flight; cliff”), from Old Norse flog, flug (“flight; cliff; an illness of the head”), from Proto-Germanic *flug?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fl???/
- Rhymes: -???
Noun
flog n (genitive singular flogs, nominative plural flog)
- (obsolete, poetic) flight (the act of flying)
- seizure (sudden attack [of an illness], convulsion, e.g. an epileptic seizure)
- seizure (sudden onset of pain)
Declension
Related terms
- flogaveiki
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse flog.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /flo??/
Noun
flog n (definite singular floget, indefinite plural flog, definite plural floga)
- a flight (the act of flying)
- a steep drop, near vertical cliff
References
- “flog” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Volapük
Noun
flog (nominative plural flogs)
- flake
Declension
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vl??/
Noun
flog
- Soft mutation of blog.
Mutation
flog From the web:
- what flogged means
- what flag is black red and yellow
- what flag is green white and red
- what flag is red and white
- what flag is yellow blue and red
- what flag is blue white and red
- what flag is green white and orange
- what flag is blue and white
floo
English
Alternative forms
- flu, 'flu (dated)
Etymology
Shortened from influenza.
Noun
floo (plural floos)
- Dated form of flu.
Anagrams
- Olof, fool, loof
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
floo
- (obsolete) past plural of flå
floo From the web:
- what flood zone am i in
- what flooring is best for dogs
- what flood zone is my house in
- what floor was the vegas shooter on
- what flooring is best for bathrooms
- what floor was lee harvey oswald on
- what flooring is best for kitchen
- what floor is the edge on