English · Slang Attested

on the lash

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Out drinking socially; usually involving heavy alcohol consumption.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Đi uống rượu xã giao, thường kèm theo tiêu thụ nhiều rượu

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Examples

There's endless coverage of drunken "ladettes" out on the lash, young girls being sick into gutters, lying in streets, smoking, getting pregnant, looking gormless, telling people with research clipboards that "all they wanna be is famous, innit".

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “on the lash” mean?

Out drinking socially; usually involving heavy alcohol consumption.

Is “on the lash” formal or informal?

on the lash is generally slang.

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