stash

stash (stæʃ)

—vb (often foll by away)
1.	informal to put or store (money, valuables, etc) in a secret place, as for safekeeping

—n
2.	informal a secret store or the place where this is hidden
3.	slang drugs kept for personal consumption

[C20: origin unknown]

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Word Origin & History

stash

"to conceal, hide," 1797, criminals' slang, of unknown origin, perhaps a blend of stow and cache. The noun meaning "hoard, cache" is 1914, from the verb. Slang sense of "personal supply of narcotics" is from 1942.

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Slang Dictionary

stash definition

n.
and stache. a mustache. : I cut my stash off because it was too much trouble to remember not to cut it off.
tv.
to hide something (somewhere). : Stash this under the chair until I can think of a place to put it.
n.
a concealed supply of drugs, especially marijuana; drugs and equipment to use them stored in a secret place. (Drugs.) : Albert's stash was never located by the fuzz.

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Example sentences

When you're living with your parents, it's a lot easier to close your browser in a hurry than to hide a stash of magazines.

Toupees are not allowed in prison, because prisoners have been known to hide their stash of drugs under them.

Stash bags of dried fruit at your desk for a convenient snack.

Lately, my frozen stash has been making its way into the main courses, too.

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Slang

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