ish.
somewhat, reasonably, fairly
Meaning & usage
somewhat, reasonably, fairly
The exam went well... mostly... ish.
"Was the film any good?" – "Ish."
about, approximately
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ishbf. English ish Back-formation from -ish.
The letter which stands for the sh sound /ʃ/ in Pitman shorthand.
Where this word comes from
From Pitman ess and eff, which it resembles phonetically and graphically, and the sound it represents. The change in vowel probably reflects the familiar suffix -ish.
An instalment of a periodical; an issue.
Where this word comes from
Phonetic spelling of the clipping of issue.
ick, yuck
Shit (in various senses).
Where this word comes from
From earlier isht, a minced oath and metathetic alteration of shit. Possibly onomatopoeic from being inspired by the sound of the word shit when backmasked in clean or radio edits of hip-hop songs.
Pronunciation spelling of is.
Where this word comes from
From is.
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