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Definition of ish

ish

adverb

  • "approximately." Origin: from the suffix "-ish" used to turn an adjective into a word meaning "approximately <adjective>" such as in "reddish". See -ish.
    What time do you think you'll be here, ish?
    • See more words with the same meaning: an estimate, approximately.

    Last edited on Jun 13 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 05 2011.

noun - uncountable

  • synonym for shit. Typically appears in censored edited-for-radio versions of hip-hop songs. It has entered into wider usage.
    You can't even touch my ish. ("You're nothing compared to me.")
    • See more words with the same meaning: censored replacements for offensive terms (list of).

    Last edited on Mar 05 2011. Submitted by Emily M. from UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA on Nov 12 1997.

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Other terms relating to 'an estimate, approximately':

  • kinda sorta
 Definitions include: approximately; "kind of".
  • swag
 Definitions include: promotional material.
  • ball-park figure
 Definitions include: a rough numerical estimate.

Other terms relating to 'censored replacements for offensive terms (list of)':

  • dilligaf
 Definitions include: acronym for "Do I look like I give a fuck?"
  • 'c' word, the
 Definitions include: the word "cunt".
  • DILF
 Definitions include: acronym for "dad I'd like to fuck".
  • ducking
 Definitions include: "fucking".
  • WTF
 Definitions include: acronym for "what the fuck?".
  • fecker
 Definitions include: "fucker".
  • bleeding
 Definitions include: an intensifier.
  • mo fo
 Definitions include: good friend; "buddy".
  • ahole
 Definitions include: "asshole."
  • full of it
 Definitions include: "full of shit", "full of crap", or the like.
  • fuster cluck
 Definitions include: A situation that has a greater sense of being screwed up than a clusterfuck.
  • fug
 Definitions include: short for "fugly", which is short for "fucking ugly."
  • bleeping
 Definitions include: censored version of fucking.
  • garden tool
 Definitions include: see hoe.
  • bloody
 Definitions include: an intensifier.
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Other terms relating to 'ish':

  • Gap-ish
 Definitions include: preppy.
  • -ish
 Definitions include: like, close to, around, give or take...
  • ish, the
 Definitions include: "the shit".

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