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welch
/wɛlt͡ʃ/
name 5verb 2noun 1
Collocations
1WELCH + NOUN
stranger
Definitions
noun
1
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
1
To fail to repay a small debt.
2
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
1
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.
2
Archaic spelling of Welsh.
3
A locale in the United States:
4
A locale in the United States:
5
A locale in the United States:
Thesaurus
Synonyms
verb — cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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She's a welch. That watering-can isn't hers: I lent it to her three years ago.
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I welched. I'm a welcher. Didn't I tell you?
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MICHAEL: Clemenza promised Rosato three territories in the Bronx after he died, and then you took over and welched.
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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 Ha
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