bach

Definition of bachnext
New Zealand
as in cottage
an often small house for recreational or seasonal use maintains a bach in South Island's Fiordland

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Recent Examples of bach Our bach boy Peter continues to have no real conversations with literally anyone, but does manage to (probably) sleep with two women and definitely piss off a third one. Hannah Rimm, refinery29.com, 25 Feb. 2020 For summer vacation, from Christmas to February, Kiwis tramp along a Great Walk, or tent near a stream, or drive a campervan from forest to forest, or rent a bach — a beach house — on the coast. Longreads, 18 Sep. 2019
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Noun
  • Pink, purple, red, white, yellow Cosmos are a cottage classic that are notoriously low-maintenance and hardy.
    Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 26 Apr. 2026
  • This historic cottage along Hulbert Avenue is in a prime position—across from the beach, a ten-minute stroll to town, and, in direct view of the Great Point Lighthouse from the mahogany deck.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Construction on a controversial project to put tiny sleeping cabins for homeless individuals in Lemon Grove is schedued to begin Monday.
    Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The Coast Guard's Terrel Horne interdicted a 25-foot cuddy cabin boat containing 18 Mexican nationals on board.
    Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026

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“Bach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bach. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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