(music) Intensely percussive

An irregular soldier of the Ottoman army.

plural of bashi-bazouk

Alternative form of bashi-bazoukery

Extreme physical violence; brutality; cruelty.

The strait, part of Luzon Strait, dividing Y'Ami Island of the Philippines and Orchid Island/Lanyu of Taiwan and connecting the South China Sea/Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea/Pacific Ocean.

(Britain, derogatory) In skinhead culture the act of physical or verbal attacks by non-Asians against people originating from the Indian subcontinent.

(sumo) The four pillars that support the tsuriyane over the sumo ring; in modern practice removed for better television coverage.

present participle of bash

An instance of bashing; a physical or verbal attack.