bardash

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UK/bɑːˈdæʃ/US/bɑɹˈdæʃ/US/ˈbɑɹˌdæʃ/

noun

A homosexual kept boy or young man; a catamite.

Similar
gunsel
OriginFrench bardache ← Italian bardassa ← Arabic بَرْدَج →
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Meanings

nounbardash (plural bardashes)

plural bardashes

  1. A homosexual kept boy or young man; a catamite.

    Synonyms: gunsel

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA homosexual kept boy or young man; a catamite.

Similar
gunsel

Origin

  1. Arabicبَرْدَج“slave”
  2. Italianbardassa
  3. Frenchbardache
  4. Englishbardash

From French bardache, from Italian bardassa, perhaps from Arabic بَرْدَج (bardaj, “slave”). Doublet of berdache.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with bardash

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Cite this entry
APA

bardash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bardash

MLA

“bardash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bardash. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bardash,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bardash.

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