bashment

/ (ˈbæʃmənt) /

noun

another name for dancehall

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Nearby words

bashing, bashkir, bashkir autonomous republic, bashkir republic, bashkirtseff, bashment, basho, basi-, basiate, basibregmatic axis, basic

Word Origin for bashment

C20: from bash, a party + -ment

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