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back·slash

noun \-ˌslash\

Definition of BACKSLASH

: a mark \ used especially in computer programming
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First Known Use of BACKSLASH

1982

Rhymes with BACKSLASH

abash, backlash, backsplash, bone ash, calash, Chumash, cold cash, czardas, encash, eyelash, fly ash, gate-crash, goulash, green flash, heat rash, hot flash, Lagash, mishmash, mustache, panache, potash, rehash, slapdash, soutache, stramash, tongue-lash, unlash, Wabash, whiplash, white ash

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