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clashy¹

  • /ˈklæʃi/

Rhymes with -æʃi

Where it comes from

From clash + -y. Sense 1 is from the dialectal use of clash for a heavy rainfall.

adjective clashier · clashiest

  1. UK, dialectal, obsolete Wet, rainy; muddy. ... [not] the dress he kept for extra "clashy and clarty wark," but just his everyday fawn-coloured jeans and corduroys […]
  2. informal That clash(es), that do(es) not match or fit stylistically.

clashy²

  • /ˈklæʃi/

Rhymes with -æʃi

Where it comes from

A corruption of a form similar to khalasi, likely Marathi खलाशी (khalāśī).

noun clashies

  1. archaic A khalasi.

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@misc{clashy_2026,
  title = {clashy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clashy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}