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ish

Speech parts

1. ish - Noun

2. ish - Verb

3. ish - Adverb

4. Ish - Proper noun

Meaning


ish

Pronunciation spelling of is.

(colloquial) somewhat, reasonably, fairly
The exam went well... mostly... ish.
"Was the film any good?" – "Ish."

(colloquial) about, approximately


ish (plural ishes)

The letter which stands for the sh sound /ʃ/ in Pitman shorthand.


ish (plural ishes)

(dated, fandom slang) An instalment of a periodical; an issue.


ish (uncountable)

(euphemistic) Shit.

A diminutive of the male given name Ishmael.

A diminutive of the female given name Ishani.

ISH (uncountable)

Initialism of in situ hybridization.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Hans Breitmann gife a barty- Where ish dat barty now? Charles Godfrey Leland

Actors always lie about horse-riding, and it ends terribly. I can horse-ride... ish. Tom Mison

I wonder if novels work for women because they give us a safe place to talk about our ish. Jennifer Weiner

An extension common to diminutives in many languages is approximation and resemblance (having a 'little bit' of some characteristic, like -y or -ish in English). Source: Internet

Jan H. sings his one lead vocal in the UB 40 -ish De Kater, it's 'Let's drink our worries away and deal with the consequences later'-theme was written by Henny. Source: Internet

A page from a geologic textbook published in 1830 offers one of the first modern(-ish) depictions of Earth as planet with concentric layers and hot, “combustible” materials in the interior, which helped form the world’s major mountain ranges. Source: Internet

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