welsh — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To cheat or swindle someone, often by not paying a debt, especially a gambling debt.

   Usage

   • Derogatory
   • Offensive
   • sometimes
   • Transitive

2. To go back on one's word.

   Usage

   • Derogatory
   • Offensive
   • sometimes
   • Transitive

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   "He can weasel out if^([sic]) it." Ibanez massaged her knuckles. "He can say Couch welshed on a deal, and didn't show, and that's why Karen got got. It isn't conclusive. I have another thing I can lay on him, but even the two combined won't do. We need a third smoking gun if we're really gonna smoke this son of a bitch."

Adjective

1. Foreign.

   Usage

   • Obsolete

Verb

1. cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt

   Synonyms

   welch

   Broader terms

   cheatrip offchisel