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drag

Date: Jan 24 2002

Quote

1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

“Sometimes it can be a real drag to have guys with cameras following you around.”
- Cameron Diaz, actress, talking about being recognized in public.

Definition

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something that brings you down; something that causes you problems or makes you unhappy; a burden or hindrance; something that’s annoying; something that’s boring and stupid

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

You can use “drag” to refer to anything that affects you in a negative way. For example, the weather can be a drag if it’s always raining. Or, school can be a drag if you’re bored with all of your classes. If something annoys you or makes you unhappy, you can say it’s a drag.
You should be careful when calling something a drag. For example, you wouldn’t want to tell your teacher that her class was a drag, or your mother that her cooking was a drag. Saying those things would be offensive.

Examples

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””Writing this paper is a drag. I don’t want to spend 10 hours to write a paper about politics. It’s so boring!”“

””My cell phone is such a drag right now. I got it wet and now it only works once in a while.”“

””Work is such a drag. My boss is a jerk and I have to sit in front of a computer all day. I want to quit so I can go skiing every day!”“

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

There are lots of Japanese Web sites for Japanese English learners on the Internet, but, unfortunately, most of them give you merely test taking tips of TOEIC or other same kind of stuff. Those sites are a real drag for me ~~- boring, uninteresting -~~ because that’s not what I like to learn. All I want to learn is real English. That’s why I’m sticking to English, baby! It’s way dope!
by Yoshi (Yokohama, Japan)
I think : “drag” here describes people or things that seem obstacles, troublesome or hindrances, not pleasant to you.
by Richard (Bristol, UK)
“Drag” means sth or sb that is reffered to as kinna of problem or barrier on one’s way.
by Talaei (Dezful-Iran)
I think the “drag” means something make you annoying, angry…
by Hae-soon (Korea)
“Drag” means that something or someone that makes it harder to advance towards a desired end or uninteresting.
by Dana (Dubai)
Just as it’s original meaning, “drag” means something encumbered and so unpleasant.
by Dai
Drag means something which has been severely overdone and has become irritating.
by Nishchal (Jaipur, India)
I think “drag” means something boring or irritating to go on.
by Maria (Japan)
Drag means something make you uncomfortable, not good.
by Sandy