gash

¹

[ gash ]

noun

1. a long, deep wound or cut; slash.
2. Slang: Vulgar.
   1. the vagina.
   2. Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman considered as a sex object.

verb (used with object)

1. to make a long, deep cut in; slash.

gash

²

[ gash ]

adjective

, Chiefly Scot.

1. wise, sagacious.
2. neat; well-dressed; well-groomed.

gash

³

[ gash ]

adjective

, Scot. Archaic.

1. dreary or gloomy in appearance.

gash

¹

/ ɡæʃ /

verb

1. tr to make a long deep cut or wound in; slash

noun

1. a long deep cut or wound

gash

²

/ ɡæʃ /

adjective

1. slang.
   surplus to requirements; unnecessary, extra, or spare

Sensitive Note

When referring to a female, this term is used with disparaging intent and perceived as highly insulting. The word cunt shows a similar transfer of meaning from a woman’s genitalia to the woman herself.

Other Words From

• un·gashed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of gash¹

First recorded in 1540–50; alteration of Middle English garsen, garcen “to make medical incisions” (with alteration of s to sh after r), from Old French garser, jarsier “to scarify, wound,” from unrecoreded Vulgar Latin charaxāre, from Greek charássein “to scratch, notch”; character

Origin of gash²

First recorded in 1700–10; origin uncertain

Origin of gash³

First recorded in 1580–90; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of gash¹

C16: from Old French garser to scratch, wound, from Vulgar Latin charissāre (unattested), from Greek kharassein to scratch

Origin of gash²

C20: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Her eye was also "gashed open" and her teeth were "wobbly" and would need replacing, she said.

From BBC

The victim suffered bruises on his eyes and a gash on his nose, according to the FBI agent.

From Los Angeles Times

To the north, a deep gash in the hill will also be filled with soil, to create a sloping entry from the Simi Hills onto the crossing.

From Los Angeles Times

He said the man — who had a deep gash on his face — then turned his attention to the witness’s car and tried to grab his dog out of the back seat.

From Los Angeles Times

Celyn's 2.5-inch gash required multiple stitches from a maxillofacial surgeon, with the doctor warning that if the cut had been in a slightly different place, her face could have been paralysed.

From BBC