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bish

/bɪʃ/

bish noun: a minced oath (as a term of abuse).

Noun (1)

bish (plural bishes)

  1. (slang) A minced oath (as a term of abuse).
    • Kate McKinnon, playing Hillary Rodham Clinton, on a series of cue cards: I know you're an elector / And on December 19ᵗʰ... / You're supposed to vote for Donald Trump / But bish... / ...He...2016 December 17, Saturday Night Live (comedy sketch), National Broadcasting Company

Noun (2)

bish (plural bishes)

  1. (UK, dated, slang) A mistake.
    • What on earth was the matter with him? He never made bishes like this during PT!1951, Anthony Buckeridge, Jennings Follows a Clue, →ISBN, page 41
    • "You — you don't mean you've made a bish of it?" [said Darbishire]1952, Anthony Buckeridge, Jennings and Darbishire, London; Glasgow: Collins, page 64

Noun (3)

bish (plural bishes)

  1. (UK, slang) A bishop.
    • 'It's all right, bish,' said Augustine.
      'All—all right?' faltered the bishop.1927, P. G. Wodehouse, “The Bishop's Move”, in Meet Mr Mulliner
    • BALDRICK: My Lord, the Bishop of Bath and Wells.
      BISHOP: (enters) The time has come, Blackadder!1986, Blackadder TV series, Money (series 2 episode 4)

Noun (4)

bish (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of bikh.
    Synonyms:
    bikh

Proper noun capitalized: Bish

Bish (plural Bishes)

  1. A surname.

Synonyms of bish

Forms of bish

Noun
pluralbishes
Proper noun
pluralBishes

Origin of bish

Phonetic modification of bitch, based on black American speech.

Clipping of bishop.

Words formed from bish

Words that rhyme with bish

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Questions about bish

What does bish mean?
Bish means a minced oath (as a term of abuse).
What part of speech is bish?
Bish can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce bish?
Bish is pronounced /bɪʃ/.
What is the plural of bish?
The plural of bish is bishes.

Words near bish in the dictionary

  1. bisferious
  2. bisflavanol
  3. bisflavanols
  4. bisglycinate
  5. bisglycinates
  6. bish
  7. bish bash bosh
  8. bish-bash-bosh
  9. Bisham
  10. Bishamonten
  11. Bishan

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