Meaning & use

veg

noun·Everyday

An informal, shortened way of saying vegetable, used especially in casual British English.

See it in a sentence

Add some fresh veg to the stir-fry to make the meal more filling.

My kids won't touch their veg unless it's covered in cheese sauce.

A note on using this word

Veg can also be a verb, as in veg out, meaning to relax lazily without doing anything productive.

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Another way to use it

2. verb

To relax lazily, doing very little, often while watching television.

After the exam, all he wanted to do was veg out on the couch.

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