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Definition of tash

tash

/tæʃ/
tash
Plural:tashes
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Past Simple:tashed
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Past Participle:tashed
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Present Participle:tashing
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tash Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

British An informal term for a mustache.

Example

"He decided to grow a thick handlebar tash for the charity fundraiser in November."

2

Scottish A stain, blemish, or moral slur on one's reputation.

Example

"The scandal left a permanent tash on the family's good name in the village."

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• verb

1

Scottish To soil, tarnish, or wear out by rough usage or exposure to bad weather.

Example

"The heavy rain and mud completely tashed his new wool coat during the hike."

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• Nearby Words

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Word Origin & Etymology

As a term for facial hair, it is a 20th-century British informal clipping and phonetic respelling of 'moustache'. The Scottish dialect senses for a stain or spoiling likely derive from Old French 'tache' (spot or blemish).

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Tash. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/tash
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