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gash

UK/ɡaʃ/ US/ɡæʃ/ uncommon dated slang uk vulgar
verb (1) noun (3)

verb

1.

cut open

  • “she slashed her wrists”
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noun

1.

a wound made by cutting

  • “he put a bandage over the cut”
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2.

a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation

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Origin

From French gâcher (“to waste, to mess up”) or gâchis (“waste, a mess”), likely borrowed into English by ships' crews in the 19th century. Became increasingly vulgar by association with Etymology 1.

Phrases

  • froth at the gash

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