welch
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 5
/wɛlt͡ʃ/
Definition of welch
10 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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A person who defaults on an obligation, especially a small one.
“She's a welch. That watering-can isn't hers: I lent it to her three years ago.”
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noun
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A person who defaults on an obligation, especially a small one.
“She's a welch. That watering-can isn't hers: I lent it to her three years ago.”
verb
- To fail to repay a small debt.
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To fail to fulfill an obligation.
“I welched. I'm a welcher. Didn't I tell you?”
“MICHAEL: Clemenza promised Rosato three territories in the Bronx after he died, and then you took over and welched.”
name
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A British and Irish surname transferred from the nickname, a variant of Walsh.
“Haliey Welch is no stranger to popularity, having gone viral with the 2024 TikTok interview where she uttered the iconic ‘Hawk tuah…and spit on that thang’ line. Since then, the internet dubbed her Hawk Tuah girl, and Welch went on to start her own podcast – Talk Tuah.”
- (alt-of, archaic)Archaic spelling of Welsh.
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Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Alternative form of welsh, from Welsh.
Words you can make from welch
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