"lage" means: To drink.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
lage
(obsolete, UK, thieves) To drink.
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BlueskyMay 2026
Würde den Shop anrufen und sagen dass du die Bestellung wahrscheinlich stornieren musst weil die Spedition einfach nicht in der Lage ist ein gottverdammtes Paket auszuliefern
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BlueskyMay 2026
Kanskje vi burde fullføre og prøve å lage et presseoppslag. Frp har jo forlengst skapt pressedens for at serviettregning er godt nok til førstesider.
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BlueskyMay 2026
ID 2060 | Spanien 🇪🇸 | 14.000.000 € Hotel 4★ en venta en Madrid. Zentrale Lage, 14M€, off-market. Quieres acceso anticipado a hotel deals? 👉 E1 Plus. #International #E1Plus #Hotel #España #Madrid #OffMarket #Inversión
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BlueskyMay 2026
Så ikke første ordet ordentlig og fryktet det er NRK det er så fordummende å spørre kreti og pleti om dødsfallet, men det er også det å lage en stor sak om det. Rikingen er dau, mer info trengs ikke.
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BlueskyMay 2026
Si hva du vil om Frp sine «minusmennesker», men lage mat; det kan de! I min bok er de allerede der på plussiden! 😋 #middag_på_Grønland
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UK
#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(obsolete, UK, thieves) To drink.
For parents
"lage" means: To drink.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
For ESL learners
"lage" means: To drink.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. Note the regional or dialect label (obsolete) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
Cluster: drink
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“Würde den Shop anrufen und sagen dass du die Bestellung wahrscheinlich stornieren musst weil die Spedition einfach nicht in der Lage ist ein gottverdammtes Paket auszuliefern”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Kanskje vi burde fullføre og prøve å lage et presseoppslag. Frp har jo forlengst skapt pressedens for at serviettregning er godt nok til førstesider.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“ID 2060 | Spanien 🇪🇸 | 14.000.000 € Hotel 4★ en venta en Madrid. Zentrale Lage, 14M€, off-market. Quieres acceso anticipado a hotel deals? 👉 E1 Plus. #International #E1Plus #Hotel #España #Madrid #OffMarket #Inversión”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Så ikke første ordet ordentlig og fryktet det er NRK det er så fordummende å spørre kreti og pleti om dødsfallet, men det er også det å lage en stor sak om det. Rikingen er dau, mer info trengs ikke.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“så fort jeg kan skal jeg legge meg inn på gamlehjem slippe å styre med hager vedlikehold lage maten selv, jeg skal bare sitte og se på TV-serier på mobilen og la ungene leve sitt liv i fred og ro”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK
(obsolete, UK, thieves) Water; any weak alcoholic beverage.
Origin: Probably from , from , from , from. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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“Si hva du vil om Frp sine «minusmennesker», men lage mat; det kan de! I min bok er de allerede der på plussiden! 😋 #middag_på_Grønland”
— Bluesky· May 2026“« L'âge n'est qu'un chiffre » : à l'aube de ses 40 ans, Francis Ngannou brûle d'impatience pour son grand retour en MMA https://sixactualites.fr/sport/lage-nest-quun-chiffre-a-laube-de-ses-40-ans-francis-ngannou-brule-dimpatience-pour-son-grand-retour-en-mma/113412/”
— Bluesky· May 2026“An Bord eines Kreuzfahrtschiffs grassiert ein gefährliches Virus. Die Erfolgsstory von Biontech scheint vorbei. Und SPD, Grüne und Linke wollten X verlassen – aber ein paar abtrünnige Abgeordnete gehen nicht mit. Das ist die Lage am Dienstagabend.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“🇩🇪 Mehrfamilienhaus mit Bergblick in Wangen Attraktives MFH mit Bergblick, ruhige Lage, starkes Wohnumfeld. 900.000 €, off-market. Solche Wohnassets zuerst sehen? 👉 E1 Plus #International #E1Plus #Wohnimmobilie #Deutschland #Wangen #OffMarket #Investment”
— Bluesky· May 2026“[Music Production] ➡ Julian Lage wants to teach you guitar! The jazz virtuoso announces multi-day masterclass “diving deeply into everything” guitar”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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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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