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Synonyms for roach

Grammar : Noun
Spell : rohch
Phonetic Transcription : roʊtʃ

Top 10 synonyms for roach
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Définition of roach

Origin :
  • shortened form of cockroach, 1837, on mistaken notion that it was a compound. In contemporary writing said to be from a polite desire to avoid the sexual connotation in the first syllable. Meaning "butt of a marijuana cigarette" is first recorded 1938, perhaps from resemblance to the insect, but perhaps a different word entirely.
  • As in marijuana : noun grass, pot
Example sentences :
  • Not a bit of it, Roach; Mark says the fellow mistook you for Cassidy.
  • Extract from : « The O'Donoghue » by Charles James Lever
  • Come, come, Roach, don't be angry; it's all past and over now; the fellow did it for the best.
  • Extract from : « The O'Donoghue » by Charles James Lever
  • Structurally, said Dr. Boreas of Leamington, structurally you are as sound as a roach.
  • Extract from : « The Bramleighs Of Bishop's Folly » by Charles James Lever
  • A roach snapped idly at him as he floundered past the shoal.
  • Extract from : « "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" » by Douglas English
  • Besides she had got it into her head that Leonora, who was as sound as a roach, was consumptive.
  • Extract from : « The Good Soldier » by Ford Madox Ford
  • Roach, cooked on a gridiron, with butter, make a nice breakfast.
  • Extract from : « Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood » by J. Conway Walter
  • "I'll take a leg, too, Mr. Murphy," said the oldest Roach girl.
  • Extract from : « The Corner House Girls at School » by Grace Brooks Hill
  • Mr. Roach turned away his head, and pushed the bottle to Kenelm.
  • Extract from : « Kenelm Chillingly, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • "Hem, hem," grunted Mr. Roach, taking his knee on his lap and caressing it.
  • Extract from : « Kenelm Chillingly, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • Thinkest thou that Daces can escape the net that has meshed a Roach?
  • Extract from : « Kenelm Chillingly, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
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