Pronounced: kwash, verb
Notes: To my surprise, this didn’t mean what I thought it meant
Yesterday’s phrase
The phrase Scarborough warning means “a very short notice or no notice”
First usage
Our phrase came into English in the mid-1500s
Background / Comments
Our phrase is named after the UK coastal town of Scarborough, although it is not clear how it became associated with the concept of our phrase. One theory is that it may be related to summary punishment for robbers.
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