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Sledging 

Sledging or "Mental Disintergration" as it is also known is the tactic of talking to players on the opposition side (particularily batsmen, as taking on a whole team in the field is never a good idea) with the objective of destroying either their concentration or their confidence/self esteem. Sledging is practised in a large way by the Australian Cricket Team, but most International teams partake in sledging. Sledging can be merely an opposition player talking constantly to the batsman, but has mostly become known as players swearing and questioning their lineage.
Glenn McGrath to Eddie Brandes
GM: "Oi Brandes why are you so fat?"
EB: "Because everytime I shag your wife she gives me a biscuit"

Andrew Flintoff to Tino Best (after Best had attempted a slog sweep towards the pavilion)
AF: "Mind those windows Tino"

Rod Marsh to Ian Botham
RM: "So how's your wife and my kids?"
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Sledging 

Sleep edging - the masochistic practice of letting yourself get really close to falling asleep before waking yourself up again.
Thanks to my alarm I was inadvertantly sledging all morning.
Sledging by Aplusbar April 19, 2018

sledging 

Practice of insulting opposition, used mainly by Australian cricketers.
Steve Waugh was sledging when he made references to Ganugly's mother.
sledging by Raka November 27, 2003
Yea, last night was a good night for sleddin
sleddin by Chad C February 3, 2003
To insult your friend, but not mean anything by it.
You couldn't get laid in a female prison with a food parcel.......only sleggin mate
sleggin by dreamtunnel February 7, 2017

sledging 

the intense and delibitating feeling after you take an ecstasy tablet, before you 'come up'. During this time, you can feel like you're going to die, and often need to sit down. This very strong feeling goes away after about an hour, and then you 'come up', sometimes very intensely.
After I took that pill, I was sledging badly, but then came up like a rocket!
sledging by Manc_2008 May 15, 2008