apaches

Variant of apache

apache definition

apache (ə pas̸h, -päs̸h′; Fr ȧ pȧs̸h′)

noun pl. apaches apach′es (-iz; Fr ȧ pȧs̸h′)

a gangster or thug of Paris

Etymology: Fr, lit., Apache: first used of Parisian thieves (1902) by Victor Moris, Fr journalist

adjective

designating a dance, performed typically as an exhibition in cabarets, that represents an apache handling his girl in a brutal, masterful way

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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