Browsing page 27 of new words for August 31, 2009

noun

• someone's hidden savings, usually of money or drugs.

  The cops found her stash.

                                                                                                                                   
  
                                  
  
                                                                
  
  Citation from "Black Mystery Month", American Dad! (TV), Season 2 Episode 13 (2007) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: drugs.
  • See more words with the same meaning: money.

  Last edited on Apr 08 2013. Submitted by Hannah M from Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK on Apr 11 2002.

• alternate spelling of stache (i.e. "mustache".)
  • See more words with the same meaning: hair, facial hair.

  Last edited on Nov 21 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 31 2009.

verb - transitive

• to put.

  Why don't you stash that in the glove compartment?

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  Last edited on Jul 27 2011. Submitted by Merrick from Little Rock, AR, USA on Dec 10 2002.

• to save or hide.

                                                                                                                        
  
  Citation from "How You Do It Is Up To You", The Booth At The End (TV), Season 1 Episode 3 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
  
  Citation from "Isolation", Wilfred (US TV), Season 1 Episode 10 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to save.

  Last edited on Oct 25 2011. Submitted by Anonymous on Jan 04 2003.

noun

• a commotion.

                                                                
  
  Citation from article title, San Francisco Chronicle, Michael Cabanatuan, September 16, 2009 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  He really threw a stink when we told him he was fired.

  Last edited on Mar 01 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 14 2009.

verb - intransitive

• to be suspicious.

  His alibi stinks.

  • See more words with the same meaning: suspicious, immoral, illegal.

  Last edited on Jan 11 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 31 2009.

• to be bad.

  This show stinks.

                                                 
  
                                                                                                
  
  Citation from "So Old / Playdate", Louie (TV), Season 1 Episode 4 (2010) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

                       
  
                       
  
                                                                
  
  Citation from "Mind Over Murder", Family Guy (TV), Season 1 Episode 4 (1999) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing.

  Last edited on Oct 28 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jan 11 2011.

notes

• See also a stink.

  Last edited on Dec 18 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 17 2009.

adjective

• without money. Shortened form of "strapped for cash" or "strapped for money".

                                                                                     
  
  Citation from "False Labor", Caprica (TV), Season 1 Episode 13 (2010) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: poor, poor person, homeless person.

  Last edited on Apr 07 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 31 2009.

notes

• See also strap.

  You gotta be strapped in that neighborhood.

  Last edited on Apr 07 2013. Submitted by Ernie from Los Angeles, CA, USA on Oct 12 1997.

noun

• a period of time.

  I haven't seen him in a stretch.

  • See more words with the same meaning: a period of time.

  Last edited on Oct 19 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 31 2009.

• an exaggeration.

  His excuse was kind of a stretch.

                                                                                                                                                                                 
  
  Citation from "The Inner Circle", The Office (TV), Season 7 Episode 23 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: nonsense, lies.

  Last edited on Jul 24 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 27 2009.

• a jail or prison term.

  He just got done doing a stretch.

  • See more words with the same meaning: a period of time.
  • See more words with the same meaning: jail (related to).

  Last edited on Jul 02 2018. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 02 2018.