Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word smashin.
Examples
-
They said it was dangerous, for th 'ice caves were constantly fallin' in, an 'smashin' whoever was inside.
Tom Swift in the Caves of Ice, or, the Wreck of the Airship Victor [pseud.] Appleton
-
They'd run off a little ways uvry time, but agin I'd load up thar'd allers be one ready to be smashed, and I jist kep 'smashin' away tell there were but one left, and he were a whopper.
-
Potter, with increasing wrath, "morning, noon, and night -- he is; tumblin 'about an' smashin 'things for ever he does; he'll break my heart at last -- he will.
-
Well, there's a bit of etymology I had never considered: that the usage of "smashin '!" in English to mean "that's very good!" originates from the Irish phrase "is maith é sin!" which has the same pronunciation and meaning.
Is maith é sin! nwhyte 2009
-
Ai awlso makin a liddlol cayk fur teh berfdai bebbeh tu smashin… dats awlwais fun tu watch!
-
MaryO, ai shore hopes yew diddnt do teh greek chyna smashin danse?
Preparing to Hibernate… - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
-
Not being any kind of newsguy, I was taking a news story out of Boston and another from a Poetry Facebook group and smashin' 'em together.
Topsy turvy ... Frank Wilson 2008
-
We're really smashin 'records now, having downed our second bottle tonight at an excellent romantic dinner at Viva Barcelona, a restaurant with an excellent menu and an even more excellent staff.
Iron Chef scarletdemon 2005
-
This doesn't work unless the smashin' babe has a full goth/biker/crazy thing going on.
This site is so hot 2007
-
And while the smirk now floated above terra-fightin 'and tyrant-smashin', it was still the same smirk that had accompanied social security privatization and medicare reform. posted by Shaun at
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.