Etymology

à bas

Today it means: Down with. Full definition →

First used First attested in 1897.French à bas
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  1. French · borrowed fromà bas
  2. English todayà bas

Borrowed from French à bas (literally “to the bottom”).

First known use, by meaning

  • First attested in 1897. Down with.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.