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welshing

welshing is the present participle and gerund of welsh.

Meaning of welsh

Verb

welsh (third-person singular simple present welshes, present participle welshing, simple past and past participle welshed)

  1. (derogatory, offensive, sometimes, transitive) To cheat or swindle someone, often by not paying a debt, especially a gambling debt.
  2. (derogatory, offensive, sometimes, transitive) To go back on one's word.
    • "He can weasel out if^([sic]) it." Ibanez massaged her knuckles. "He can say Couch welshed on a deal, and didn't show, and that's why Karen got got. It isn't conclusive. I have another thing I can lay on him, but even the two combined won't do. We need a third smoking gun if we're really gonna...2023 September 28, HarryBlank, “Hooking Up”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 25 May 2024

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Questions about welshing

What is welshing the present participle and gerund of?
Welshing is the present participle and gerund of welsh.

Words near welshing in the dictionary

  1. Welshery
  2. welshes
  3. Welshie
  4. Welshies
  5. Welshified
  6. welshing
  7. Welshism
  8. Welshisms
  9. welshite
  10. Welshland
  11. Welshly

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