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dishy.

Attractive; good-looking; sexy.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈdɪʃ.i/
  1. Attractive; good-looking; sexy.

    UK · slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English dish Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English dishy From dish (“attractive person”) + -y (forming adjectives).

adj/ˈdɪʃ.i/
  1. Tending to relay information and gossip.

    slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English dish Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English dishy From dish (“to gossip”) + -y (forming adjectives).

noun/ˈdɪʃ.i/
  1. A dishwasher (someone who washes dishes).

    Australia · informal
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English dish Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English dishy From dish (“vessel for food”) + -y (forming familiar nouns).

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