pash

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It ish very pash--pashesh--it ish very shad, so, if ye have tearsh, pre--(hic)--pare to shed 'em now There was loud applause, which the singer interrupted by commencing to sing in a bass voice that broke into falsetto with such frequency that it was difficult to tell which voice was the natural one.

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  1. noun Slang A romantic infatuation.

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  • MisDeeds (115 posts) on August 28, 2008 - 12: 14pm. yay i'm not alone. i've had the obligatory first kiss with boys. my last makeout boy make out session left me with what we call 'pash rash'. so, never again. —  AfterEllen.com - Because visibility matters
  • The Pashometer - tell-tale signs they want to kiss you What signs should you look out for before you makea dash for dash for the pash and what's the secret to giving them a kiss that they'll remember for the right reasons? —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • Tomorrow the Browns will try to contain Roethlisberger once more, and unless Cleveland generates a fierce pash rush, its shaky defensive backfield figures to be exposed by —  The Steelyard
  • Can NE bring the kind of pash rush Bal could? ie, will the Colts be required to keep a TE and RB back to defend the rush as often this week?
  • Sure the old 'pash' hasn't looked up a bit Quite sure Still it 'curred to me you were shaken some at the treatment we're serving out to him That's not surprising. —  Men of Affairs
 

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  1. Short for passion.

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  1. from Middle English passhen, paschen, strike, from Swedish dial. paska, paddle in water, = Norwegian paska, dabble in water, tumble, work hard. Cf. box.
  2. from pash, v.
  3. Origin unknown.
 

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