English
welch
see also: Welch
Pronunciation Noun

welch (plural welches)

  1. A person who defaults on an obligation, especially a small one.
    She's a welch. That watering-can isn't hers: I lent it to her three years ago.
Verb

welch (welches, present participle welching; past and past participle welched)

  1. To fail to repay a small debt.
  2. To fail to fulfill an obligation.
    • 1992, Bo Goldman, Scent of a Woman (1992 film) (film)
      I welched. I'm a welcher. Didn't I tell you?
    • 1973, Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather Part II (screenplay, second draft)
      MICHAEL: Clemenza promised Rosato three territories in the Bronx after he died, and then you took over and welched.
Welch
Pronunciation Proper noun
  1. Surname, a variant of Walsh.
  2. Obsolete spelling of Welsh#English|Welsh
  3. A locale in US.
    1. A city/county seat in McDowell County, West Virginia.
    2. A town in Oklahoma, ;.
    3. CDP in Texas.


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