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squash the beef

squash the beef verb: to resolve a grudge.

Verb

squash the beef (third-person singular simple present squashes the beef, present participle squashing the beef, simple past and past participle squashed the beef)

  1. (idiomatic, slang, African-American Vernacular) To resolve a grudge.
    • How you gonna explain fuckin' a man?
      Even if we squash the beef, I ain't touchin' your hand2003, DMX, “Where the Hood At?”, in Grand Champ

Forms of squash the beef

third-person singular presentsquashes the beef
present participlesquashing the beef
past participlesquashed the beef
pastsquashed the beef

Origin of squash the beef

Beef here is used in its sense of "grudge", "dispute".

Questions about squash the beef

What does squash the beef mean?
Squash the beef means to resolve a grudge.
What part of speech is squash the beef?
Squash the beef is a verb.
What is the past tense of squash the beef?
The past tense of squash the beef is squashed the beef.

Words near squash the beef in the dictionary

  1. squash racquet
  2. squash racquets
  3. squash shot
  4. squash shots
  5. squash tennis
  6. squash the beef
  7. squashability
  8. squashable
  9. squashberries
  10. squashberry
  11. squashed

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