see|-ish
English
Etymology
From the suffix -ish.
Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪ�|-ɪ�
Adverb
ish (not comparable)
- colloquial Somewhat.
#: ''"How was the film?" "It was good, ish."
- colloquial Reasonably, fairly.
#: ''"The exam went well (ish)."
- colloquial About, approximately.
#: I'm forty. Ish.
#: It's 2 ish.
Usage notes
This word is used in the same way as the suffix -ish, always after the adjective or adverb it modifies, and as a separate clause, in brackets or as a replacement for a sentence. It is used to express doubt about the accuracy or truth of what precedes it.
Adjective
ish
- informal in an unspecified state
#: ''I'm a bit ish today."
Interjection
ish
- colloquial Adds -ish to the object of the question.
#: "Do you like Wiktionary?" "Ish."
Usage notes
This is often used as a euphemism for a bad state.
Can also be a reference to a relational partner in a uncertain state of commitment, such as a man who does not refer to himself as someone's boyfriend because he does not wish to be tied down.
Noun
ish (uncountable)
- slang euphemistic :shit|SHIT.
::Origin: from w:radio edit|radio edit versions of popular music|popular songs. Sonic rearrangment of the sounds in the vulgar shit from common censoring technique: reverse looping of audio portions. Now used in informal speech (esp. among American youth).
Category:English slang
Sanskrit
rfc|Is there a standard for romanized entries?
Noun
ish (in original Devanagari script: �श�)
- Lord (similar to Hindi ishvar/eshwar)
- head
es:ish
pt:ish
te:ish
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