mutton dash

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mutton dash

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From mutton + dash, to avoid ambiguity when speaking between en dash and em dash.

noun mutton dashes

slang Synonym of em dash.
Similar: em dash

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"mutton dash." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mutton%20dash. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"mutton dash." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mutton%20dash.

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@misc{mutton_dash_2026,
  title = {mutton dash},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mutton%20dash},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}