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gash
1[ gash ]
gash
2[ gash ]
adjective
Chiefly Scot.
- wise, sagacious.
- neat; well-dressed; well-groomed.
gash
3[ gash ]
adjective
Scot. Archaic.
- dreary or gloomy in appearance.
gash
1/ ɡæʃ /
verb
- tr to make a long deep cut or wound in; slash
noun
- a long deep cut or wound
gash
2/ ɡæʃ /
adjective
- slang.surplus to requirements; unnecessary, extra, or spare
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Sensitive Note
When referring to a female, this term is used with disparaging intent and perceived as highly insulting. The word cunt shows a similar transfer of meaning from a woman’s genitalia to the woman herself.
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Other Word Forms
- ܲ· adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gash1
First recorded in 1540–50; alteration of Middle English garsen, garcen “to make medical incisions” (with alteration of s to sh after r), from Old French garser, jarsier “to scarify, wound,” from unrecoreded Vulgar Latin , from Greek á “to scratch, notch”; character
Origin of gash2
First recorded in 1700–10; origin uncertain
Origin of gash3
First recorded in 1580–90; origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gash1
C16: from Old French garser to scratch, wound, from Vulgar Latin (unattested), from Greek kharassein to scratch
Origin of gash2
C20: of unknown origin
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Example Sentences
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He needed 200 stitches to close the gash.
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Treated for a broken ankle and a gash on his head, Field walked out of the hospital without facing charges, he said.
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The signs of devastation were all around us as we headed home – buildings had turned into rubble, small upturned boats sat in the middle of the streets and roads had great gashes in them.
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Her eye was also "gashed open" and her teeth were "wobbly" and would need replacing, she said.
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The victim suffered bruises on his eyes and a gash on his nose, according to the FBI agent.
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