welsh en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /wɛlʃ/ (UK)
Etymology
Sometimes held to derive from disparaging stereotypes about the Welsh, though firm evidence of this derivation is lacking. Compare gyp (“swindle”), probably from Gypsy, and jew (“defraud”), from Jew.
Meanings
- (derogatory, offensive, sometimes, transitive) To cheat or swindle someone, often by not paying a debt, especially a gambling debt.
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(derogatory, offensive, sometimes, transitive) To go back on one's word.
"He can weasel out if^([sic]) it." Ibanez massaged her knuckles. "He can say Couch welshed on a deal, and didn't show, and that's why Karen got got. It isn't conclusive. I have another thing I can lay on him, but even the two combined won't do. We need a third smoking gun if we're really gonna smoke this son of a bitch."
2023 September 28, HarryBlank, “Hooking Up”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 25 May 2024:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| welshing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| welshes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| welch | alternative | lexicographic | |
| welshed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| welshed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| Welsh | alternative | lexicographic |