ish

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see also: Ish

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪʃ/

Verb

1. Eye dialect spelling of is#English|is.

Adverb

ish (not comparable)

1. (colloquial) somewhat, reasonably, fairly

   The exam went well... mostly... ish.

   "Was the film any good?" – "Ish."

   • 26 May 2012, Jason VandenBerghe, “The Five Domains of Play”, Gotland Game Conference, Uppsala University:

     This is where I started. Does Hermione like Dark Souls? Ish.

2. (colloquial) about, approximately

Synonyms

• (somewhat) fairly, rather, somewhat
• (approximately) about, almost, around, close to, loosely, near, nearly, roughly, round about

Translations

• German: ungefähr

Noun

ish (plural ishes)

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

Related terms

• esh, the IPA letter for the same sound
• zhee

Noun

ish (plural ishes)

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

Noun

ish (uncountable)

1. (euphemism) Shit.
   • 2015, Ni-Ni Simone, ‎Amir Abrams, Lights, Love & Lip Gloss, page 51:

     I passed on that craziness. I wasn't messing with that ish.

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Ish

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Proper noun

1. A male given name.

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