mas
/mɑːs
/noun [mass noun] West Indian
Carnival celebrations: [as modifier]: mas bands...
- It's a rallying call to all pan players to reclaim their place in mas celebrations by helping to restore steel band music in carnival.
- The spinal core of Carnival and mas of long ago was creative portrayal.
- The Carnival is over but there are some jokers still playing mas in my neighbourhood.
Origin
Abbreviation of masquerade.
- have a way with one
- have a whale of a time
- have a will of one's own
- have a word
- have a word in someone's ear
- have bats in the (or one's) belfry
- have-been
- have been around
- have been around the block (a few times)
- have been known to do something
- have been there before
- have blood on one's hands
- have clean hands
- have designs on
- have every confidence in
- have everything
- have eyes bigger than one's stomach (or belly)
- have eyes in the back of one's head
- have eyes like a hawk
- have eyes like saucers
- have got
- have-got
- have (got) a good head on one's shoulders
- have (got) another think coming
- have got it bad (or badly)