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plural welches
A person who defaults on an obligation, especially a small one. examples
third-person singular simple present welches, present participle welching, simple past and past participle welched
To fail to repay a small debt. examples
To fail to fulfill an obligation. quotations examples
I welched. I'm a welcher. Didn't I tell you?
1992, Bo Goldman, Scent of a Woman (film)
MICHAEL: Clemenza promised Rosato three territories in the Bronx after he died, and then you took over and welched.
1973, Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather Part II (screenplay, second draft)