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Tish

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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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  • rhymes with -ɪʃ
  • CMU ARPABET: T IH1 SH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A diminutive of the female given name Letitia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A festive meal for a religious event, especially Shabbat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Judaism

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3

noun

Meaning 3

shit

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Qualifier: back slang

Examples

  • 2001, Conker's Bad Fur Day, Rare A huge supply of tish comes from my chocolate starfish.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish טיש (tish, “table”). Doublet of desk, dais, disc, dish, and discus.

Backslang for shit