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slapdashing

slapdashing is the present participle and gerund of slapdash.

Meaning of slapdash

Verb

slapdash (third-person singular simple present slapdashes, present participle slapdashing, simple past and past participle slapdashed)

  1. (colloquial) To apply, or apply something to, in a hasty, careless, or rough manner; to roughcast.
    • to slapdash mortar or paint on a wall

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Questions about slapdashing

What is slapdashing the present participle and gerund of?
Slapdashing is the present participle and gerund of slapdash.

Words near slapdashing in the dictionary

  1. slapdash
  2. slapdashed
  3. slapdashedly
  4. slapdashery
  5. slapdashes
  6. slapdashing
  7. slapdashness
  8. slapdown
  9. slapdowns
  10. slape
  11. Slapes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: slapdashing (page history and authors); slapdash (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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