Verb
(flogg)
To whip or scourge someone or something as punishment.
To use something to extreme; to abuse.
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, title=VL idles rough when warm…
, group=aus.cars
, author=Chris Wardrop
, date=October 30
, year=2002
, passage=I did seven laps of Fyshwick with the mechanic today. I was turning lots of heads on the last few, people must of thought I was nuts, flogging‘ the car then stopping, then driving slow then ‘ flogging it again.
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(UK) To sell something.
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, title=Optus $5/month 5110, T10 and 2288 only 4 days
, group=aus.comms.mobile
, author=Paul Edwards
, date=January 26
, year=2001
, passage=And then there’s my part time job at Telstra Bigpond flogging‘ their cable network for just $67.55/month long term cost, a BARGAIN, and the other part time job ‘ flogging Foxtel at something like $50/month.
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(transitive, Australia, New Zealand) To steal something.
(transitive, Australia, New Zealand) To defeat easily or convincingly.
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, title=Nothing to Crow About
, group=rec.sport.football.australian
, author=Mr Ripper
, date=August 16
, year=1999
, passage=The Swannies got on a real roll over rounds 16/17 & 18 of 1987. In consecutive SCG matches, they flogged the Eags 30.21 to 10.11, followed that with a 36.20 to 11.7 demolition of the Dons and finally a 31.12 to 15.17 thrashing of Richmond.
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, title=Eng v Aus 1977
, group=aus.sport.cricket
, author=Cas.
, date=June 9
, year=2001
, passage=Anyone with cable watch this on ESPN “History of Cricket” last night? Australia got flogged by an innings in the fourth test.
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* {{quote-newsgroup
, title=POLISER- Roosters v Bulldogs
, group=aus.sport.rugby-league
, author=Greg Vincent }:c{
, date=June 5
, year=2004
, passage=It’ll make the Raiders look good. Getting flogged‘ by a team that got ”’flogged”’ by a team that got ‘ flogged by the Bulldogs.
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(agriculture) To exploit.
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