dashed
/dæʃt/
adjective
Origin
Old French
dachier — to strike, hit, or rush
Overview
Meaning Now
- Having a line consisting of short dashes.
- Brimming with energy or moving with great speed (often as 'dashed off').
- Euphemistic term for 'damned' or 'cursed' (dated/British).
Language path
Old French → Middle English → English
Earliest form
daschen
Earliest period
14th century
Journey
The term 'dashed' as a euphemism gained prominence in 19th-century British English to avoid the stronger profanity 'damned', reflecting Victorian social conventions.
Evolution
- 14. yüzyıl (Orta İngilizce)
daschen
“saldırmak, çarpmak”
- 16. yüzyıl (Erken Modern İngilizce)
dash
“hızla hareket etmek veya kırmak”
Kelimenin fiziksel çarpışma anlamı genişledi.
- 19. yüzyıl (Modern İngilizce)
dashed
“kesikli çizgili veya lanet olası”
Euphemism olarak kullanımı popülerleşti.
Connections
Word parts
dash
root
hızla çarpmak veya hareket etmek
-ed
suffix
sıfat yapan ek
Related across languages
Middle Dutch
dassen
vurmak, çarpmak
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