fash

verb

fashed; fashing; fashes
chiefly Scotland
: vex
fash noun chiefly Scotland

Word History

Etymology

Middle French fascher, from Vulgar Latin *fastidiare to disgust, from Latin fastidium disgust — more at fastidious

First Known Use

1533, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fash was in 1533

Cite this Entry

“Fash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fash. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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