February 05, 2008, 20:11
Kallehmast
What would
mast mean in this sentence (in the book I am reading)?
"High on hashish and
mast on French wine,..."
February 05, 2008, 23:29
tinmanPerhaps it's a misspelling of
mashed. From the OED Online:
quote:
mashed, adj.
1.c. slang. Drunk. Later also: under the influence of drugs.
February 06, 2008, 19:31
KallehSince the word was in italics, I suspect it may be a foreign word. The book takes place in Afghanistan.
February 06, 2008, 19:48
<Asa Lovejoy>Hmmmm... I'm reading Khalid Hosseini's latest right now, but haven't seen it in there, so you must not be reading
A Thousand Splendid Suns. I've never seen the word.
February 07, 2008, 01:53
arnieIt's a state of being intoxicated with God in Sufi philosophy. See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mast_%28Sufism%29February 07, 2008, 20:29
KallehOh, thank you, arnie. That's it!
No, Asa, it's not
A Thousand Splendid Suns. I read that awhile ago, but I'd never read
The Kite Runner, which is where I found the word. Both books, in my opinion, are excellent.
February 07, 2008, 21:36
goofyI assume it's related to Hindi
masti meaning "fun", often used to describe Bollywood films.
February 08, 2008, 17:39
<Asa Lovejoy>I read
The Kite Runner but missed that word! Oh, welllll...