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dashing (adj.)
1801, "given to
cutting a dash
" (1786), which was a colloquial expression for "acting brilliantly," from
dash
(n.) in the sense of "showy appearance," which is attested from 1715. The sense of "splashing" is recorded from mid-15c.
