slashing /ˈslæʃɪŋ/noun 3adjective 1forms 3 noun3 •The action of something that slashes.The criminal gang carried out razor slashings on their enemies. •The penalty called for using the stick to slash an opposing player. •[in the plural] slash (woody debris) adjective1 •(informal, old-fashioned) Powerfully excellent.Lindsay might be seedy […] or I might by some unlooked-for providence suddenly develop a slashing game. — 1902 formsslashings · more slashing · most slashing