lambaste
or lam·bast
[lam-beyst, -bast]
- to beat or whip severely.
- to reprimand or berate harshly; censure; excoriate.
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Origin of lambaste
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Contemporary Examples
Indisputably Obama, I think, though of course, he will go on the stump and lambaste Republicans for holding out on tax cuts.
He predicted, correctly, that The New York Times would jump all over the ad and lambaste McCain.
Historical Examples
You say a word, Codfish, and I'll lambaste the life out of you!
The Rover Boys on a HuntArthur M. Winfield (Edward Stratemeyer)
Now, ef you want me to lambaste ye, I'm the man to do it, an' do it hahnsome.
Ef I catches him in my o'cha'd ag'in, I'll lambaste him good.
The Cat in Grandfather's HouseCarl Henry Grabo
Say, Mr. Peel, if you ever have occasion to lambaste Watski again, just call to me.
The Iron Boys in the Steel MillsJames R. Mears
Jake, who's been itching to lambaste the man, says 's-far's he can see, it was the poolroom man who did all the talking.
Green ValleyKatharine Reynolds
Word Origin and History for lambaste
v.
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.
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