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- [welsh, welch]
- /wɛlʃ, wɛltʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [welsh, welch]
- /wɛlʃ, wɛltʃ/
Definitions of welshed word
- verb without object welshed to cheat by failing to pay a gambling debt: You aren't going to welsh on me, are you? 1
- verb without object welshed to go back on one's word: He welshed on his promise to help in the campaign. 1
- noun welshed Simple past tense and past participle of welsh. 1
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Origin of welshed
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60; perhaps special use of Welsh
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Parts of speech for Welshed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
welshed popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
welshed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for welshed
verb welshed
- swindled — (of a gem) cut so as to retain the maximum weight of the original stone or to give a false impression of size, especially by having the table too large.
- bamboozled — to deceive or get the better of (someone) by trickery, flattery, or the like; humbug; hoodwink (often followed by into): They bamboozled us into joining the club. Synonyms: gyp, dupe, trick, cheat, swindle, defraud, flimflam, hoax, gull, rook; delude, mislead, fool.
- bilked — to defraud; cheat: He bilked the government of almost a million dollars.
- cheated — to defraud; swindle: He cheated her out of her inheritance.
- deceived — (of a person) Cause (someone) to believe something that is not true, typically in order to gain some personal advantage.
Antonyms for welshed
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