tush

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Noun 1.1.2.1 Derived terms 1.1.2.2 Translations 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Interjection 1.3 Etymology 3 1.3.1 Verb 1.4 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

Short for toches, from the Yiddish tokhes, which is from Hebrew תחת, meaning "under". Since 1914.

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʊʃ

[edit] Noun

tush (plural tushes)

1. (US) The buttocks.
2. nonsense; tosh

[edit] Derived terms

• tushie
• tushy

[edit] Translations

• French: derrière, postérieur

[edit] Etymology 2

A "natural utterance" (OED), attested since the 15th century

[edit] Interjection

tush

1. an exclamation of contempt

[edit] Etymology 3

of unknown origin, attested since 1841.

[edit] Verb

to tush (third-person singular simple present tushes, present participle tushing, simple past and past participle tushed)

1. (transitive) To pull or drag (of a heavy object such as a tree or log).

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of hstu
• huts
• shut
• STHU
• thus