Fashed

/fæʃt/ adjective, verb

Definition

Worried, bothered, or troubled; past tense of 'fash' meaning to have caused worry or annoyance.

Etymology

Past tense/participle of 'fash,' maintaining the dialectal form in Scottish and Northern English usage.

Kelly Says

A Scots speaker saying 'I'm no fashed' means 'I'm not worried,' and you'll hear this in Scottish literature and dialect poetry—it's a word that's disappeared from formal writing but remains vibrant in communities.

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