Flogging means: Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up. For most families this word will pass by without incident; it is more a vocabulary curiosity than a parenting concern.
flogging
Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping.
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BlueskyMay 2026
OK, I took a couple of days off flogging this, but it ain't over. If you haven't signed my petition for a Proton Drive Linux app, plz do so (even if you don't know what the hell that is!) ... c.org/jy5LfPDg26
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BlueskyMay 2026
That could have been absolutely charming (no pun intended) and interactive, and had SO much scope. Of course I’m glad, in retrospect, that it didn’t happen. But what a sad indictment upon creativity it is that THIS m…
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BlueskyMay 2026
Best stop before it starts being like flogging a deaf horse.
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BlueskyMay 2026
Flogging may help. Public shaming and stocks should be brought back. Placards displaying the crime with appropriately rotten fruit and veg available for throwing. But I’m just an uncouth colonial, what do I know… 🤪
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BlueskyMay 2026
...contemporary ad where CBS try flogging it to the hippie crowd - "the only legal trip you can take." Did they figure they could sell those stoned ears anything? Or were their own ears so establishment they couldn't…
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Australia
#1·Apr 27, 2026AUS
Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping.
What lawbreakers like that need is a good flogging. Do that and watch the crime rate plummet.
For parents
Flogging means: Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up. For most families this word will pass by without incident; it is more a vocabulary curiosity than a parenting concern.
For ESL learners
flogging means: Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
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“OK, I took a couple of days off flogging this, but it ain't over. If you haven't signed my petition for a Proton Drive Linux app, plz do so (even if you don't know what the hell that is!) ... c.org/jy5LfPDg26”
— Bluesky· May 2026“That could have been absolutely charming (no pun intended) and interactive, and had SO much scope. Of course I’m glad, in retrospect, that it didn’t happen. But what a sad indictment upon creativity it is that THIS murderspree nonsense is what they’re flogging instead.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Best stop before it starts being like flogging a deaf horse.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Flogging may help. Public shaming and stocks should be brought back. Placards displaying the crime with appropriately rotten fruit and veg available for throwing. But I’m just an uncouth colonial, what do I know… 🤪”
— Bluesky· May 2026“...contemporary ad where CBS try flogging it to the hippie crowd - "the only legal trip you can take." Did they figure they could sell those stoned ears anything? Or were their own ears so establishment they couldn't hear this wasn't exactly the Grateful Dead? (2/3)”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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Australia
#2·Apr 27, 2026AUS
(AU, colloquial, euphemism) A minced oath of "fucking" as an intensifier.
Will you get out of the flogging bathroom? We're already running late.
Cluster: sex
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Why is this section here?
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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