"ASH" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: ash [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} ASH
  1. Initialism of alt.suicide.holiday. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: alt.suicide.holiday Derived forms: ASHer
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              214,
              217
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          "ref": "2000 May 2, Stewart/sna, “alt.suicide.holiday”, in alt.support.depression.manic (Usenet):",
          "text": "Who are \"they\"?? I will tell you. The FAQ you speak of (in fact any post you speak of on any newsgroup you speak of), is the product of whomever^([sic]) wrote and posted it. Nothing more, nothing less. You post on ASH too. That means to me, YOU are \"they\".",
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          "ref": "2001 June 21, LadyHawke, “alc.suicide -=VS=- alt.suicide.holiday”, in alc.suicide (Usenet):",
          "text": "I looked back to my posts on ASH some months ago and can't find any fault with them. I have been on a number of meds in the past and wasn't always carefull^([sic]) in how I read things or reacted to them.",
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          "ref": "2005 January 25, <concider...@hotmail.com>, “how long has this group been around?”, in alt.support.suicide (Usenet):",
          "text": "[…] I have never seen *alt.support.suicide* until a few weeks ago, and wanted to ask: been around as long as ASH?",
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          "text": "Who are \"they\"?? I will tell you. The FAQ you speak of (in fact any post you speak of on any newsgroup you speak of), is the product of whomever^([sic]) wrote and posted it. Nothing more, nothing less. You post on ASH too. That means to me, YOU are \"they\".",
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