fash
/fæʃ/verb, noun, adjective
fash is spelled F-A-S-H: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 66,686th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, fash means “To worry; to bother, annoy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in fash?
| Letters | 4: F-A-S-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 66,686th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is fash?
Fash appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 66,686th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce fash?
- /fæʃ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-fash.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fash
- fashes present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- fashing participle, present
- fashin participle, present
- fashed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fash mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
ScotlandTo worry; to bother, annoy.
- 2
ScotlandTo trouble oneself; to take pains.
- 3
slangTo ignore or forget about someone or something.
- 4
slangTo make something fascist.
noun
- 1
ScotlandA worry; trouble; bother.
- 2
UKderogatoryslangA fascist, a member of the far-right.
- 3
UKderogatoryslangThe far-right, especially violent far-right demonstrators, collectively.
adjective
- 1
slangFashionable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fash in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense (slang, derogatory):
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does fash come from?
From early modern French fascher (now fâcher), from Latin fastus (“disdain”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).