spud bashing
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The chore of peeling potatoes, especially when given as a punishment.
British usage; Slang; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "I managed to get on jankers (punishment) a couple of times and did a bit of spud bashing."
- "You six will report to the chief cook to begin your two-week spud bashing duty until we dock at Singapore."
- "Dad met Mr Draper one day and asked if he had a bit of work for us kids to earn some pocket money. Yes he had, so the three of us went to his farm to do a bit of spud bashing."
Usage
- British usage
- Slang
- Uncountable