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    ish
    [iSH]
    adverb
    informal
    ish (adverb)
    1. to some extent:
      "‘Are you busy?’ ‘Ish’"
    Origin
    1980s: from -ish.
    ish
    [iSH]
    noun
    informal
    ish (noun)
    1. an issue of magazine, journal, etc.:
      "the super duo appears in the latest ish"
    Origin
    1940s: informal abbreviation of issue.
    ish
    [iSH]
    noun
    US ENGLISH
    informal
    ish (noun)
    1. used as a euphemism for “shit”:
      "that ish was hard for me to watch"
    Origin
    1990s: alteration of shit.
    -ish
    [iSH]
    suffix
    1. (forming adjectives from nouns) having the qualities or characteristics of:
      "apish" · "girlish"
      • (forming adjectives) of nationality or religious or ethnic group:
        "Swedish" · "Amish" · "Flemish"
    2. (forming adjectives from adjectives) somewhat:
      "yellowish"
      • informal
        (forming adjectives) denoting an approximate age or time of day:
        "sixish"
    Origin
    Old English -isc, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse -iskr, German and Dutch -isch, also to Greek -iskos (suffix forming diminutive nouns).
    -ish
    [iSH]
    suffix
    1. forming verbs such as abolish, establish.
    Origin
    from French -iss- (from stems of verbs ending in -ir), from Latin -isc- (suffix forming inceptive verbs); compare with -ish.
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  1. ish [ ish ] show ipa adverb Informal. (used to modify or moderate something previously stated or as a vague reply to a question) somewhat; in a way; not exactly: It's a decent (ish) place to work.
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    ish (ɪʃ) sentence substitute slang used to express reservation or qualified assent: Things are looking up. Ish.
    ish adverb informal us / ɪʃ / uk / ɪʃ / Add to word list used for saying that something is not completely true or exactly right: When asked whether this was make or break he replied, "ish."
    dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/ish

    ISH means "Approximately or Kind Of," "Insert Sarcasm Here," and "Shit." ISH is a suffix typically added to the end of a word or phrase to imply a sense of vagueness or approximation. For example: "I will be there at eightish."

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