1 definition by laotzukid
(or Da'esh pronounced dɑʃ ) A term used to describe the terrorist organization Islamic State introduced by French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius. The organization went with multiple names in previous occasions like Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) before the public settled with just Islamic State (IS). Fabius argued that since IS is not Islamic and absolutely not a state, he said "...the Arabs call it Daesh..." (from Arabic "to tread upon", "to trample or crush underfoot").
by laotzukid September 24, 2014