masher
One who, or that which, mashesOne who, or that which, mashes.
» Yanni smashed the figs with a potato masher.
Значення
значень: 4One who, or that which, mashes.
A machine for making mash.
(застаріле, розмовне)A fashionable man.
(Австралія, Канада, США, застаріле)A man who makes often unwelcome advances to women, as in a subway.
a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women
Приклади
речень: 4Yanni smashed the figs with a potato masher.
Ziri mashed the medlars with a potato masher.
Yanni mashed the fig pieces with a potato masher.
To make fig jam, Yanni mashed the figs with a potato masher.
Переклади
мов: 2Походження
From mash + -er. Either by analogy with masher (“one who presses, softens”), or more likeFrom mash + -er.
Either by analogy with masher (“one who presses, softens”), or more likely from Romani masha (“a fascinator, an enticer”), mashdva (“fascination, enticement”). Originally used in theater, and recorded in US in 1870s.
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