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bach (2)

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bach2 /batʃ / informal
verb [no object] Australian and New Zealand English (especially of a man) live alone and do one's own cooking and housekeeping:
Baldy bached in a hut down the road a bit.
noun New Zealand English a small holiday house.
– ORIGIN late 19th century (as a verb): abbreviation of bachelor.