spud-bashing

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noun

British slang mainly military the task of peeling potatoes, given as a punishment

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Words nearby spud-bashing

spry, s.p.s., spt., SPUC, spud, spud-bashing, spudder, spuddle, Spud Island, spue, spuggy

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How to use spud-bashing in a sentence

Bashing commercialism at a commercial gathering would be ridiculous.
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Not that the panel was one giant bashing of the male-dominated comedy world.
These Women Are Labias-to-the-Wall Funny|Emily Shire|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Jazz lovers who had taken exception to the previous bashing were told to lighten up, and stop complaining.
What’s With This Uncool Surge in Jazz Bashing?|Ted Gioia|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dame Diana Rigg, who plays Lady Olenna Tyrell in Game of Thrones, has turned tales of critical bashing into a delightful play.
Diana Rigg: GOT's Queen of Thorns Speaks|Nico Hines|August 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Republicans and Democrats love bashing lobbyists on the stump.
Lobbyist Derangement Syndrome Sweeps DC|James Poulos|August 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Old Warrender would lean on his daisy-spud a pleased spectator of the Arcadian scene.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Again he caught a glimpse of the boy's arm amid all that spud and foam.
The Banner Boy Scouts on a Tour|George A. Warren
But his resistance should be secret and not open, for a while; there should be no more "bashing" than was absolutely necessary.
The Secret Glory|Arthur Machen
A few seconds later, I tripped over a steel staircase, bashing my shins.
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow
Spud Murphy, our officer, fought till his arm was disabled, but we continued to hold the trench.
Into the Jaws of Death|Jack O'Brien