bach
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• noun
New Zealand A small, modest holiday house or beach cottage, typically located near the coast or a lake.
"Every summer, the family packs up the car and heads to their coastal bach in the Coromandel."
North American An unmarried man; a bachelor (used informally).
"He remained an old bach all his life, preferring the quiet independence of his country homestead."
• verb
To live independently as a bachelor or an unmarried person, keeping house and cooking for oneself (often followed by 'it').
"While his wife was away visiting her sister, he bached it for two weeks on simple meals."
Word Nuance & Usage
Pronounced like 'batch' (/bætʃ/) when referring to a New Zealand holiday home or living as a bachelor, rather than like the surname of the German composer Johann Sebastian Bach (/bɑːx/).
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the mid-19th century as a colloquial clipping of 'bachelor', originally referring to living alone or in a modest bachelor's cabin.