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gash

1  [gash]
–noun
1. a long, deep wound or cut; slash.
2. Slang: Vulgar.
a. the vagina.
b. Disparaging and Offensive, a woman considered as a sex object.
–verb (used with object)
3. to make a long, deep cut in; slash.
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Origin:
1540–50; alter. (with -sh perh. from slash 1 ) of ME garsen < OF garser, jarsier (F gercer) to scarify, wound < VL *charaxāre < Gk charássein to scratch, notch

gash

2  [gash]
–adjective Chiefly Scot.
1. wise, sagacious.
2. neat; well-dressed; well-groomed.
Origin:
1700–10; orig. uncert.

gash

3  [gash]
–adjective Scot. Archaic.
dreary or gloomy in appearance.
Origin:
1580–90; orig. uncert.
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gash   (gāsh)   
tr.v.   gashed, gash·ing, gash·es
To make a long deep cut in; slash deeply.
n.  

  1. A long deep cut.

  2. A deep flesh wound.


[Alteration of Middle English garsen, to scarify, from Old North French garser, from Late Latin charaxāre, to scratch, engrave, from Greek kharassein.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
gash

  1. n.
    the female genitals; the vulva. (Usually objectionable.) : He thought he could see her gash through her swimming suit.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

gash 
1548, from M.E. garce (c.1225), from O.N.Fr. garser "to scarify, cut, slash," apparently from V.L. *charassare, from Gk. kharassein "engrave." Loss of -r- is characteristic (see bass, bust, etc.). Slang use for "vulva" dates to mid-1700s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1gash
Pronunciation: 'gash
Function: transitive verb
: to make a gash in gash intransitive senses
: to makea gash : CUT

Main Entry: 2gash
Function: noun
: a deep long cut especially in flesh
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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gash (gāsh)
v. gashed, gash·ing, gash·es
To make a long, deep cut in; slash deeply. n.

  1. A long, deep cut.

  2. A deep flesh wound.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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