gash
Of poor quality; makeshift; improvised; temporary; substitutedOf poor quality; makeshift; improvised; temporary; substituted.
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Meaning
3 senses(UK, not comparable, slang, vulgar)Of poor quality; makeshift; improvised; temporary; substituted.
(UK, dated, not comparable, slang)Spare, extra.
(Scotland, UK, dialectal)Ghastly; hideous
Origin
From French gâcher (“to waste, to mess up”) or gâchis (“waste, a mess”), likely borrowed iFrom French gâcher (“to waste, to mess up”) or gâchis (“waste, a mess”), likely borrowed into English by ships' crews in the 19th century. Became increasingly vulgar by association with Etymology 1.
From ghastful, by association with gash.
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2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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See also
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