bashing en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈbæʃɪŋ/
Meanings
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An instance of bashing; a physical or verbal attack.
Jean-Claude Juncker has called for an end to “Russia-bashing” two months after scores of Moscow’s diplomats across the EU were expelled in response to the use of a nerve agent in the UK.
2018 May 31, Daniel Boffey, quoting Jean-Claude Juncker, “Russia-bashing must stop, says Jean-Claude Juncker”, in The Guardian:I gulped a bit of tea. ‘I bet, Dad,’ I said, ‘you give those poor old 1930s of yours a bit of a bashing.’
1960 [1959], Colin MacInnes, Absolute Beginners, New York: Macmillan, page 34:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bashings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
queer-bashing · spud-bashing · spud bashing · queer bashing · Paki-bashing · gay bashing · square bashing · bit bashing · granny-bashing · trans bashing