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slapdash - 4 dictionary results

slap⋅dash

[slap-dash]
–adverb
1. in a hasty, haphazard manner: He assembled the motor slapdash.
–adjective
2. hasty and careless; offhand: a slapdash answer.

Origin:
1670–80; slap 1 (adv.) + dash 1
slap·dash   (slāp'dāsh')   
adj.  Hasty and careless, as in execution: slapdash work.
adv.  In a reckless haphazard manner.

Slapdash

Slap"dash`\, adv. [Slap + dash.]

1. In a bold, careless manner; at random. [Colloq.]

2. With a slap; all at once; slap. [Colloq.] --Prior.

Slapdash

Slap"dash`\, v. t. To apply, or apply something to, in a hasty, careless, or rough manner; to roughcast; as, to slapdash mortar or paint on a wall, or to slapdash a wall. [Colloq.] --Halliwell.
Language Translation for : slapdash
Spanish: descuidado,
German: Hals über Kopf,
Japanese: 向こう見ずな
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