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bassy

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Multicultural London English/bæsi/

bassy adjective: describing the reproduction of sound that overemphasizes low-frequency sounds.

Adjective

bassy (comparative bassier, superlative bassiest)

  1. Describing the reproduction of sound that overemphasizes low-frequency sounds.
    • The speakers were so bassy it was almost like being there.2020, Paul Mendez, Rainbow Milk, Dialogue Books (2021), page 119

Noun

bassy (plural bassies)

  1. (Multicultural-London-English, slang) A knife.
    • I still make man panic, true I'm way to wassy
      Before I smoke, I used to step with bassy
      (…)
      And back then my dip dip was large
      Why you think it’s bassy I called it, why you think it’s bassy I called it
      And what's all the gossip
      I got Madeleine and Jackson 5 in the trap house you know that I chop it2016 June 28, “Hazards”, Loski (lyrics), performed by Loski

Forms of bassy

Adjective
comparativebassier
superlativebassiest
Noun
pluralbassies

Origin of bassy

From bass + -y.

Words formed from bassy

Words that rhyme with bassy

6 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about bassy

What does bassy mean?
Bassy means describing the reproduction of sound that overemphasizes low-frequency sounds.
What part of speech is bassy?
Bassy can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce bassy?
Bassy is pronounced /bæsi/ (Multicultural London English).

Words near bassy in the dictionary

  1. bassplayer
  2. bassplayers
  3. basswood
  4. basswoods
  5. basswork
  6. bassy
  7. bast
  8. basta
  9. bastable
  10. bastable cake
  11. bastable cakes

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