Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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adv
somewhat, reasonably, fairly
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, not-comparable
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adv
about, approximately
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, not-comparable
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intj
ick, yuck
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, informal, regional
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name
A diminutive of the male given name Ishmael.
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name
A diminutive of the female given name Ishani.
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noun
The letter which stands for the sh sound /ʃ/ in Pitman shorthand.
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noun
An instalment of a periodical; an issue.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, slang
Topics: lifestyle
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noun
Shit (in various senses).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: euphemistic, uncountable
Qualifier: African-American Vernacular
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noun
Initialism of in situ hybridization.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
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verb
Pronunciation spelling of is.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ishbf. English ish Back-formation from -ish.
Shortening.
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.
Phonetic spelling of the clipping of issue.
From earlier isht, a minced oath and metathetic alteration of shit. Possibly inspired by the sound of the word shit when backmasked in radio edits of hip-hop songs.
From is.
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
