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fash.

To worry; to bother, annoy.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/fæʃ/

  1. To worry; to bother, annoy.

    Geordie · Northern-England · Scotland · transitive

  2. To trouble oneself; to take pains.

    Geordie · Northern-England · Scotland · intransitive

  3. To ignore or forget about someone or something.

    Nigeria · slang
Where this word comes from

From early modern French fascher (now fâcher), from Latin fastus (“disdain”).

noun/fæʃ/

  1. A worry; trouble; bother.

    Geordie · Northern-England · Scotland
Where this word comes from

From early modern French fascher (now fâcher), from Latin fastus (“disdain”).

noun

  1. A fascist, a member of the far-right.

    UK · derogatory · especially · slang

  2. The far-right, especially violent far-right demonstrators, collectively.

    UK · derogatory · especially · in-plural · slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin fascis Italian fascio Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. Italian -ista Italian fascistabor. English fascistclip. English fash Clipping of fascist, borrowed from Italian fascista, from fascio + -ista.

verb

  1. To make something fascist.

    slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin fascis Italian fascio Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. Italian -ista Italian fascistabor. English fascistclip. English fash Clipping of fascist, borrowed from Italian fascista, from fascio + -ista.

adj

  1. Fashionable.

    slang
Where this word comes from

Clipping of fashionable.

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