Derived from the Ancient Greek βάσις (Bathos, “step”) and φόβος (phobos, “fear”) it can be defined in at least two ways:
1 The fear of stairs or steep slopes;
2 The fear of walking;
Usually it is taken to mean the fear of stairs or steep slopes and, in some cases, this fear can be so acute that merely seeing stairs or a steep slope can induce a panic attack.
Donald Trump is said to suffer from bathmophobia which probably explains why he holds the handrail tightly when negotiating stairs. It might be interesting to see what would happen if he was on a set of transparent, open-plan stairs with no handrail.
A condition which requires the writing or reciting of haikupoetry in order for someone to reach orgasm. Named after Matsuo Bashō, a Japanese haiku poet, Bashophiliacs are unable to achieve orgasm without the aid of haiku(s).
A west indian party where reggae mucic is played excessivly. Rap music is also thrown in the DJ's mix, but once agian the music is heavily dominated by reggae. A party where your most likely to see the latest dances, and see some of the SEXIEST west indian women wearing almost nothing. Flatbush, Brooklyn is known to throw some of the craziest bashments in NYC.
"Yo, theres a bashment in Flatbust tonight son..."
A bashower is the combination of two maim words, shower and bath. To take a bashower you will start and get into a shower just likenormal, but when the water comes out you sit down like you were taking a bath.
My day just isn'tcomplete without my morning bashower.