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bash verb- to criticise someone or something UK, 1963
Often combined as a suffix with the object of criticism. - Eurobashing is back in fashion in the United States. — The Guardian, p. 3, 26 February 2002
- to hit someone UK, 1790
- Same MO. Somebody bashed in her head. — Janet Evanovitch, Full Blast, p. 307, 2004
- while surfing, to slam into a wave US
- — Trevor Cralle, The Surfin’ary, p. 7, 1991
- to work as a prostitute UK, 1961
- — James Norton, Lowspeak, p. 21, 1989
- to eat with great fervour US
- — Lou Shelly, Hepcats Jive Talk Dictionary, p. 7, 1945
- to indulge in heavy drinking AUSTRALIA
- A man’s gotta drink [...] but you can’t bash it all the time, the way he does[.] — Gavin Casey, The Wits Are Out, 1947
▶ bash ears to talk on the telephone US Teen slang.- — Newsweek, p. 28, 8 October 1951
▶ bash one out (of a male) to masturbate UK- I didn’t like the thought of him just doing it so cheap, so routine–just bashing one out like that. — Kevin Sampson, Clubland, p. 160, 2002
▶ bash the bishop (of a male) to masturbate UK, 1961 Based on a perceived resemblance between the erect penis and a conventional chess piece or, possibly, the helmet and an episcopal mitre; bishops may also be “banged”, “battered”, “beaten”, “buffed”, “captured”, “flipped”, “flogged” and “murdered”; notwithstanding, the bishop has also inspired punning variants: “cardinals”, “obsolete jesuits”, “pope”, “priests” and “one-eyed monk”.- [M]y left hand Bashing the Bishop. — Stuart Browne, Dangerous Parking, p. 117, 2000
▶ bash the bottle to drink alcohol to excess AUSTRALIA- — Frank Hardy, The Outcasts of Foolgarah, p. 108, 1971
- Funny thing, Philpot thought, still bashing the bottle, I had a feeling there for a moment that I’ve seen him somewhere before. — Frank Hardy, The Outcasts of Foolgarah, p. 167, 1971
▶ bash the spine to sleep AUSTRALIA, 1945- When you’ve gone, I’ll bash me spine for a bit. — Jean Brooks, The Opal Witch, p. 131, 1967
▶ bash wheels in the usage of youthful model road racers (slot car racers), to race US- — Phantom Surfers, The Exciting Sounds of Model Road Racing (Album cover), 1997
▶ bash your ear to talk to someone at length AUSTRALIA- Used to get on his mates’ nerves down at the club–always bashing their ear about how much money he was making[.] — Frank Hardy, The Yarns of Billy Borker, p. 56, 1965
- — Bill Wannan, Folklore of the Australian Pub, p. 34, 1972
- — Frank Hardy, Hardy’s People, p. 78, 1986
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