Fasching
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Fasching
1910–15; < German, originally Bavarian and Austrian dialect; Middle High German vaschanc, vastschang, perhaps equivalent to vast- Lent ( German Fasten; fast 2 ) + schanc distribution or pouring of drinks, referring to the dispensing of liquor prohibited during Lent
Example Sentences
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“As U.S. consumers are beginning to see some price increases, it is impacting their purchase behavior within the consumer discretionary space,” said CFO Fasching.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 24, 2025
Hudson Fasching and Zach Parise also scored and Ilya Sorokin made 20 saves in a bounce-back performance for New York, which had been outscored 10-3 in its first back-to-back regulation losses since January.
From Washington Times • Mar. 16, 2023
Hudson Fasching gave the Islanders a 3-0 lead with a bad-angle goal from the right circle that went off Kuemper’s pad at 3:51 of the second.
From Washington Post • Jan. 16, 2023
Martin scored with 6:51 left in the period with his fourth and Fasching increased the lead to 3-0 at 3:51 of the second with his third.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2023
Though the Coopers' Dance takes place only once in seven years, the Butchers' Leap occurs annually, and always on Fasching Montag,—the Monday before Shrove Tuesday.
From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 by Various
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