Pre-lash
noun, verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A session of pre-drinking. UK, countable, slang, uncountable
"Pre-lash at mine, the text from Terence had read. She hadn't realised it was already eight o'clock. She finished the notes for her essay, backed them up, shut down her Mac, and rushed over to Terence's room with what was left of her vodka and a bottle of lime cordial. Pre-lash; that was how most evenings began."
- 1 To pre-drink or preload. UK, slang
"Plus, the 'land lords' blame the supermarkets and 'pre-lashing' (the term for drinking before going to the pub/night club). People are going out with the intention of drinking to excess."
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More examples"Pre-lash at mine, the text from Terence had read. She hadn't realised it was already eight o'clock. She finished the notes for her essay, backed them up, shut down her Mac, and rushed over to Terence's room with what was left of her vodka and a bottle of lime cordial. Pre-lash; that was how most evenings began."
Etymology
From pre- + lash. Compare on the lash, lash back.
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