ish
Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary
Contents |
[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪʃ
[edit] Etymology 1
From is
[edit] Verb
ish
- Eye dialect spelling of is.
[edit] Etymology 2
From the suffix -ish.
[edit] Adverb
ish (not comparable)
|
Positive |
Superlative |
- (colloquial) somewhat
- "How was the film?" "It was good, ish."
- (colloquial) reasonably, fairly
- "The exam went well, ish."
- (colloquial) about, approximately
- 2007, Marne Davis Kellogg, Friends in High Places, page 283:
- How old are you? Fifty-ish?" / "Ish." / The color flared in her cheeks but she didn't look as though she were going to shoot me.
- 1974, w:Kingsley Amis, Ending up, page 11:
- 'With luck, about twelve.' 'Ah,' said Bernard. 'Twelve-thirty. Ish.'
- 2007, Marne Davis Kellogg, Friends in High Places, page 283:
[edit] Usage notes
This word is used in the same way as the suffix -ish,always after the word or phrase it modifies, and as a separate clause, in brackets or as a replacement for a sentence. It is used to express doubt about the complete accuracy or truth of what precedes it.
Using -ish in a non-standard way as in "Good(ish) News from Procter & Gamble: No Ad Cutback Here"[1]
[edit] Synonyms
[edit] Translations
[edit] Adjective
ish (comparative more ish, superlative most ish)
|
Positive |
Comparative |
Superlative |
[edit] Interjection
ish
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) (colloquial) Adds -ish to the object of the question.
- "Do you come here often?" "Ish."
[edit] Usage notes
- This is often used as a euphemism for a bad state.