gash
/ɡæʃ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.87 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Rubbish, particularly on board a ship or aircraft.
British usage; Countable; Slang; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Unwittingly I slashed a gushing gash in my hand with a switchblade."
- "Then Beowulf too rallied. With his whetted dagger he slit a gash in the serpent's middle."
- "The victim of the attack, Russell Mills, suffered a head gash, a broken knee cap and a broken wrist."
- "Vowing that he was “never going to forget the lessons of that day,” President Bush paid tribute last night to the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack, laying wreaths at ground zero, attending a prayer service at St. Paul’s Chapel and making a surprise stop at a firehouse and a memorial museum overlooking the vast gash in the ground where the twin towers once stood."
- "“Oh Gertie it’s true. It’s all true. They’ve got a horrid gash instead of a thrilling thing.”"
- ""Will you bastards quit singing the blues? You're young, and there's plenty of gash in the world, and the supply of moon goes on forever," Simonsky said."
Etymology
Alteration of older garsh, from Middle English garsen, from Old French garser, jarsier (Modern French gercer), from Vulgar Latin *charaxāre, from Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr, “engraver”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: garsen, garser, *charaxāre, χαρακτήρ, gâcher
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɡæʃ/
- British English: /ɡæʃ/
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- Slang
- Derogatory
- Offensive
- British usage
- Dated
Inflected Forms
gashes (plural)
garsh (alternative, dated)
gashes (present, singular)
gashing (participle, present)
gashed (participle, past)
gashed (past)
more gash (comparative)
most gash (superlative)