on the lash
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Meaning · English
Out drinking socially; usually involving heavy alcohol consumption.
Register: slang
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.