bauch

adjective

ˈbäḵ 

ˈbȯḵ

chiefly Scottish

: inferior, substandard

bauchly adverb

Word History

Etymology

perhaps of Celtic origin; akin to Scottish Gaelic beag little, short, disagreeable, trifling, Old Irish becc, bec small, Welsh bach, Breton biban

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