welch

See also Welch

English[edit]

Related to welsh.

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welch (plural welches)

A person who defaults on an obligation, especially a small one.

She's a welch. That isn't hers, I lent her that watering can three years ago.

welch (third-person singular simple present welches, present participle welching, simple past and past participle welched)

To fail to repay a small debt.
To fail to fulfill an obligation.
- Lt. Col. Frank Slade (Al Pacino), speaking to his caretaker in Scent of a woman:
  
  "I welched. I'm a welcher. Didn't I tell you?"