Meanings
interjection
- Down with.First known use First attested in 1897.
Origin
- Frenchà bas
- Englishà bas
Borrowed from French à bas (literally “to the bottom”).
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APA
à bas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%A0%20bas
MLA
“à bas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%A0%20bas. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “à bas,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%A0%20bas.
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