Meaning and background
The story behind Slash
Slash is an English word for a cutting stroke, and it also names the forward-sloping punctuation mark. Those are concrete meanings separate from the stage name of the rock guitarist Slash, another possible cultural association. A dog name cannot be assigned one motive without context. The sharp, single-syllable sound makes it distinct from more conventional personal names.
- Meaning
- A cutting stroke or gash; also the oblique punctuation mark “/”. Source
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About Slash
Recorded as a dog’s name
Slash appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/slæʃ/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/slæʃ/ · primary stress on syllable 1S L AE1 SH
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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