bashment

bashment

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English bash
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom
Proto-Italic *-məntom
Latin -mentum
Old French -mentbor.
Middle English -ment
English -ment
English bashment

    From bash + -ment.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

    bashment (countable and uncountable, plural bashments)

    1. (slang, countable, especially Jamaican) A party or rave.
    2. (slang, uncountable, music, especially Jamaican) Dancehall music.
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