clashy

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklæʃi/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -æʃi

Etymology 1

clash +‎ -y

Adjective

clashy (comparative clashier, superlative clashiest)

1. (obsolete, regional) wet; rainy
2. (informal) that clash, that do not match or fit stylistically

Derived terms

• clashy-clashy

Etymology 2

A corruption of a form similar to khalasi, likely Marathi खलाशी (khalāśī).

Noun

clashy (plural clashies)

1. (archaic) A khalasi.

References

• John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary

Anagrams

• Achlys