adj
Meaning 1
Attractive; good-looking; sexy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, slang
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Standard Lemma guide
dishy
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/ˈdɪʃ.i/
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rhymes with -ɪʃi
adj
Meaning 2
Tending to relay information and gossip.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
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noun
Meaning 3
A dishwasher (someone who washes dishes).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, informal
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
(informal British) sexually attractive
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a dishy blonde
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History
Etymology
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).
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).
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).