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rasher noun [ ˈraʃə ]

• a thin slice of bacon.
• "two rashers of lean bacon"
Origin: late 16th century: of unknown origin.

rash adjective

• acting or done without careful consideration of the possible consequences; impetuous.
• "it would be extremely rash to make such an assumption"
Similar: reckless, impetuous, impulsive, hasty, overhasty, foolhardy, incautious, precipitate, precipitous, premature, careless, heedless, thoughtless, imprudent, foolish, headstrong, adventurous, over-adventurous, hot-headed, daredevil, devil-may-care, overbold, audacious, indiscreet, ill-considered, unconsidered, unthinking, ill-advised, injudicious, ill-judged, misguided, spur-of-the-moment, unthought-out, hare-brained, unwary, unguarded, wild, madcap, harum-scarum, temerarious,
Opposite: careful, cautious, prudent,
Origin: late Middle English (also in Scots and northern English in the sense ‘nimble, eager’): of Germanic origin; related to German rasch .


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