mash
To destroy, wreck or batter something. Also: exhausted, wrecked.
Definitions
To destroy, wreck or batter something. Cars get mashed in crashes, opponents get mashed in a fight, a phone screen gets mashed when you drop it.
Exhausted, drained, wrecked — said about yourself after a long day, a big night or a brutal gym session.
Drunk or high — properly out of it. Same logic as the second sense, applied to substances.
mash In A Sentence
Origin & Usage
From Jamaican Patois 'mash up' (to destroy/break), which entered London road slang via the Caribbean diaspora. The 'tired' and 'intoxicated' senses are British extensions of the same image — to be in the state of something that's been mashed.
People Also Ask
What does mash mean?
To mash is to destroy, wreck, or batter something; it can also mean exhausted or wrecked.
How do you use mash in a sentence?
"They absolutely mashed the other team" — or "I'm proper mashed after that shift."
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