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dash

[dash] / dæʃ /
NOUN
fast race for short distance
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Dash, the company name which came from Dave’s nickname in the Air Force—as Dave, just returned from Nepal, tells me—was reinterpreted as an abbreviation for Dave and Shelley.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

The Bamboo Room, a smaller bar within the sprawling Chicago tiki oasis Three Dots and a Dash, attracts a regular crowd of devotees who love its rum flights and elevated takes on tiki classics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

The Australian fans already have a couple of nicknames for their newest recruit, with encouraging shouts of "Dasha" and "Dash" ringing out during the three-set defeat.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

Steve Fifita said Dash “has been around football his whole life.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2025

“You’re not playing my Diner Dash game, are you?”

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein




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