gash1

 
Pronunciation: /gaʃ/

noun

  • 1a long, deep cut or wound: a bad gash in one leg became infected
  • a cleft made as if by a slashing cut: the blast ripped a 25-foot gash in the hull
  • 2 vulgar slang a woman’s vulva.
  • [mass noun] offensive women collectively regarded in sexual terms.

verb

[with object]
  • make a long, deep cut in: the jagged edges gashed their fingers

Origin:

Middle English garse, from Old French garcer 'to chap, crack', perhaps based on Greek kharassein 'sharpen, scratch, engrave'. The current spelling is recorded from the mid 16th century