-bashing
combining form, combining form
(informal)
indicating a malicious attack on members of a particular group queer-bashing, union-bashing
indicating any of various other activities bible-bashing, spud-bashing, square-bashing
derived forms
-basher, combining_form:in_noun:countable
-bashing
combining word
hating and attacking what or who is indicated: bush-bashing/ f-ggot-bashing/ geezer-bashing/ gringo-bashing/ paki-bashing (esp since late 1950s+)
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- -blastic
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