Definitions

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  • noun slang, countable, especially Jamaican A party or rave.
  • noun slang, uncountable, music, especially Jamaican Dancehall music.

Etymologies

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bash +‎ -ment

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Examples

  • I really love juke, footwork, bass music, bashment, garage, etc., and I hate restricting myself to just one thing.

    Taryn Haight: 10 Electronic Music Acts to Catch at SXSW Taryn Haight 2011

  • He's joined on a tantalising double bill by Jamie xx who, during the course of XOYO's lifetime, has gone from being the mussy-haired kid prodding the drum machine at the back of the xx to becoming one of the country's most in-demand remixers and DJs, well-versed in everything from bashment to disco.

    This week's new clubs previews 2011

  • I really love juke, footwork, bass music, bashment, garage, etc., and I hate restricting myself to just one thing.

    Taryn Haight: 10 Electronic Music Acts to Catch at SXSW Taryn Haight 2011

  • Evolve or Be Extinct covers house, hip-hop, electro, bashment, comic skits and, oh yes, a bit of grime.

    Wiley: Evolve or Be Extinct – review 2012

  • The self-styled "veteran soldier from the south-east with a swagger and a bop from mi heel to mi top", Jimmy Screech may be the man to push the capital's bashment scene firmly into the mainstream.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2011

  • Etiquette presents this exclusive Valentines affair where DJs Big Business, Chino Monee, Entertainment Family, DJ Daz, Good Vibez Crew and Much bring the very best in r'n'b, hip hop, bashment, reggae, funky and much more.

    Voice Online 2010

  • And even bashment; artists like Beenie Man and Bounty Killer have been around for years.

    Voice Online 2010

  • For all its jazz, soul, spoken word and hip-hop, U Street really isn't U Street without at least one good reggae bashment.

    Redskins Insider Podcast -- The Washington Post 2010

  • Wildfire, Entertainment Family, DJ Easy Rider and more will be supplying the very best in funky house, old skool garage, r'n'b, hip hop, bashment and slow jams.

    Voice Online 2010

  • A big Consortium bashment at the end of the semester.

    Diary of a Heretic 2009

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