bash
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4.2
- noun
- /bæʃ/
- Informal
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fiesta
- PHOTO (COLOR): Mark Lanier's annual Christmas bash features celebrities, judges, and politicians—but no alcohol.
- an annual bash
- a local bash
My name's Terry Stone and today we've got the man that puts the bash into Essex.
- My name's Terry Stone and today we've got the man that puts the bash into Essex.
- They were they were advertising it as the queerest Boo bash family friendly event in San Diego.
- So in the meantime I'm taking what I call a wifey bash.
- So in the meantime, we're taking what I call a wipey bash.
Examples
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Besides throwing a celebration bash, here are some suggestions within a few categories:
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I think what the boys are trying to say is next Saturday we're having a birthday party pool bash, and we'd love it if Timothy would come.
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Now, here you are, throwing the bash of the year.
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"We met first at my retirement bash, and I asked you for a favor."
Fiction book (2001) -
Big weekend bash after exams at the end of the school year.
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It was a hell of a bash, Jim.
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Throw a bigger, badder bash than any college would ever allow, show the girls that we care about the environment too.
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My roommates were also throwing a big bash in our scruffy little backyard, something I had actually been looking forward to.
Fiction book (1990) -
Brianna and DeeDee's parents went away for a long weekend, so she's throwing herself a little birthday bash.
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They organized a lively bash to celebrate their anniversary with friends and family.
Synonyms
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5.9
An informal dance party where popular music is played
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8.6
A lively informal party with music and dancing
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9.3
A lively party or social gathering
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6.3
A loud happy party with dancing and drinking
How Lively
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bash for a party probably grew from an older sense of bash meaning 'a heavy blow'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a big event as a 'big hit'—loud and exciting—so a lively celebration became known as a bash.