welch
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welch¹
- /wɛlt͡ʃ/
Rhymes with -ɛltʃ
Where it comes from
Alternative form of welsh, from Welsh.
noun welches
-
A person who defaults on an obligation, especially a small one.
She's a welch. That watering-can isn't hers: I lent it to her three years ago.
Similar: welcher
verb welches · welching · welched
- To fail to repay a small debt.
- To fail to fulfill an obligation. I welched. I'm a welcher. Didn't I tell you?
Welch²
- /wɛlt͡ʃ/
Sounds like welch · Rhymes with -ɛltʃ
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English Welich, variant of Walsch, from Old English welisc, wīelisċ, from Proto-West Germanic *walhisk, from Proto-Germanic *walhiskaz.
proper noun Welsh · Walsh · Walshe · Walch
- A British and Irish surname transferred from the nickname, a variant of Walsh. Haliey Welch is no stranger to popularity, having gone viral with the 2024 TikTok interview where she uttered the iconic ‘Hawk tuah…and spit on that thang’ line. Since then, the internet dubbed her Hawk Tuah girl, and Welch went on to start her own podcast – Talk Tuah.
- Archaic spelling of Welsh
- A township in Goodhue County, Minnesota.
- A township in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.
- A town in Craig County, Oklahoma; named for railroad official K. A. Welch.
- A city, the county seat of McDowell County, West Virginia; named for Confederate Army captain Isaiah A. Welch.
- A census-designated place in Dawson County, Texas.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ambassador, sargent, welsh, walsh, ziv, renege, default, back out, bail, cop out, stiff, cheat, bilk, dodge, shirk, skip out
Translations
Talk about this word "welch." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/welch. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. welch. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/welch "welch." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/welch.Cite this
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title = {welch},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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