dashed
adj/dæʃt/
1
Of a line Made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.
2
UK, Dated, Euphemistic, Informal Damned.
- It's a dashed shame that Tarquin failed all his A-levels — we were hoping to get him into Oxford.
- I'll be dashed if I gan another step for less 'an oaf.1824 May 15, “Kiddywinkle History, No. II”, in Blackwood's Magazine, page 540:
1 more example
- I'll be dashed if I squash in with any domestic staff.1939, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 8, in Uncle Fred in the Springtime:
- Related terms
- dash-dotted, dotted