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Originally Posted by Casiopea  I wonder if lash and lush are related.  |
"Lush" was in The Sun newspaper today and it made me think this as well. I'd completely forgot about the term. My sister lives in England and a few years ago she came home saying lush instead of lash which we thought was weird!
I'd say "lash" could be a local version of lush perhaps influenced by Scots lash(an abundance of something) and Gaelic laise(glamour). How's that for detective work?! Or is it too far-fetched?