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語源 1

Abbreviation of bachelor (or, in later senses, of bachelor pad).

名詞

bach (plural baches)

1. (US slang, now rare) A bachelor.
2. (New Zealand) A small hut, especially for a man living alone.
3. (New Zealand) Now specifically, a holiday home, typically a small, simple house of one or two rooms on the beach.

   Synonym: (New Zealand, in southern South Island) crib

   • 1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 163:

     She stops the car by an ochre-coloured bach at the end of the beachline, by the shelter of a massive thicket of African thorn.

   • 1984, Janet Frame, An Angel at my Table, Virago, published 2024, page 263:

     Even before he began his chores he sunbathed naked against the east wall of the bach for half an hour.

   • 2003, Michael King, The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand, Penguin, published 2023, page 371:

     From 1931 until his death in 1982, Sargeson lived a monastic life in a bach at Takapuna, writing in the mornings and tending his garden and entertaining friends in the latter part of the day.

派生語

動詞

bach (third-person singular simple present baches, present participle baching, simple past and past participle bached)

1. (Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand, now rare) To live as a bachelor; (chiefly of a man) to live without women, and do one's own cooking, housekeeping etc.
   • 1900, Henry Lawson, Over the Sliprails:

     I hurried home to the tent—I was batching with a carpenter.

語源 2

名詞

bach (plural baches)

1. (colloquial) Clipping of bachelorette.
   • 2018 April 30, Dani Pascarella, “Why You Feel Guilty When You Spend Money And How To Stop”, in Forbes‎, New York, N.Y.: Forbes Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 March 2023:

     When I ask people how spending money makes them feel, so many of them respond, "Guilty." ¶ They'll give an example of how a rough day at the office led to buying a pair of shoes online or how they got a little carried away at their friend's bach party in Vegas.

   • 2020 August 14, Pippa Raga, “50 of the Best IG Captions for Your Bestie's Bachelorette or Hen Party”, in Distractify‎, archived from the original on 2 February 2023:

     Bachelorette party captions for Instagram […] Babes, baches, bikinis, and boats.

   • 2021 November 12, Erin Celletti, “Montreal Bachelorette Party Guide and Itinerary Ideas”, in Brides‎, archived from the original on 31 May 2023:

     While everyone else is flocking down South for a bach bash, you'll be singing "Oh, Canada," as you spend a weekend immersed in the city's uniquely hip take on old-world European culture.

   • 2023 May 19, Samantha Grindell, Hannah Chubb, “Only the 21 Best Bachelorette Party Destinations for You and Your "I Do" Crew, Bb”, in Cosmopolitan‎, New York, N.Y.: Hearst Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 August 2023:

     There are literally thousands of places you could go during a bach weekend in NYC, but take a tip from this New Yorker: Head to Beauty Bar as at least one of your bar-hopping spots.

   • 2023 May 25, Stephanie Cain, quoting Lauren Kay, “Why More Brides Are Opting for Solo Bachelorette Trips”, in The New York Times‎, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 August 2023:

     "Bach parties are a time-honored tradition, but just like weddings, these have become hugely personalized," Lauren Kay, the executive editor of The Knot, said. "Can you get married without one or by taking a solo trip? Absolutely."

参照

Further reading

• Bach (New Zealand) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

アナグラム

• BHCA