Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flash the ash

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables: flash the ash
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To give somebody a cigarette.

Slang

Example Sentences

"The lads were sprawled along the upholstered bench behind the pool table, smoking, drinking and larking around as usual. 'Flash the ash,' said Glenn on joining them."
"Everyone smoked so if the auditorium was full, the whole room would be filled with smoke in next to no time. It was like the legendary London smog of the 1950s in there sometimes. You took it in turn to “flash the ash” as it was called."

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

flashes the ash (present, singular) flashing the ash (participle, present) flashed the ash (participle, past) flashed the ash (past)

Phrases

flash for cash flash the cash

Frequently Paired Words

flash for cash flash the cash

Questions

What does flash the ash mean?: To give somebody a cigarette.

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