lambaste

or lam·bast

[ lam-beyst, -bast ]

/ læmˈbeɪst, -ˈbæst /

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verb (used with object), lam·bast·ed, lam·bast·ing. Informal.

to beat or whip severely.

to reprimand or berate harshly; censure; excoriate.

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Origin of lambaste

1630–40; apparently lam¹ + baste³

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Examples from the Web for lambaste

Indisputably Obama, I think, though of course, he will go on the stump and lambaste Republicans for holding out on tax cuts.
Who Wins a Fiscal Cliff Showdown?|Megan McArdle|October 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He predicted, correctly, that The New York Times would jump all over the ad and lambaste McCain.
The Newsweek Campaign Piece|The Daily Beast|November 10, 2008|DAILY BEAST
You say a word, Codfish, and I'll lambaste the life out of you!
The Rover Boys on a Hunt|Arthur M. Winfield (Edward Stratemeyer)
An' then, whoop they come over to England, an' they lambaste the Anglo-Saxons, an' talk to 'em about 'honneur.'
How Doth the Simple Spelling Bee|Owen Wister

This was the first time he had ever touched a book—when he picked up one to lambaste these boys with it.
The Librarian at Play|Edmund Lester Pearson
Say, Mr. Peel, if you ever have occasion to lambaste Watski again, just call to me.
The Iron Boys in the Steel Mills|James R. Mears
Ef I catches him in my o'cha'd ag'in, I'll lambaste him good.
The Cat in Grandfather's House|Carl Henry Grabo

Word Origin and History for lambaste

lambaste

1630s, from lam (1590s, ultimately from a Scandinavian source, cf. Old Norse lemja "to beat, to lame") + baste "to thrash" (see baste). Related: Lambasted; lambasting.

lambaste

or lam·bast

verb (used with object), lam·bast·ed, lam·bast·ing. Informal.

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