ish

Adverb

ish (not comparable)

1. (colloquial) somewhat, reasonably, fairly
   • The exam went well... mostly... ish.
   • "Was the film any good?" – "Ish."

   Synonyms:

   fairly, rather, somewhat

2. (colloquial) about, approximately
   • 'With luck, about twelve.' 'Ah,' said Bernard. 'Twelve-thirty. Ish.'1974, Kingsley Amis, Ending up, page 11
   • How old are you? Fifty-ish?" / "Ish." / The color flared in her cheeks but she didn't look as though she were going to shoot me.2007, Marne Davis Kellogg, Friends in High Places, page 283

   Synonyms:

   about, almost, around, close to, loosely, near, nearly, roughly, round about

Noun (1)

ish (plural ishes)

1. The letter which stands for the sh sound /ʃ/ in Pitman shorthand.

Noun (2)

ish (plural ishes)

1. (dated, slang) An instalment of a periodical; an issue.
   • "A LITTLE UNPLEASANTNESS" DEPT: Fantasy Digest says in it's^([sic]) latest ish: Quote: Some unpleasantness was caused when Don Wollheim and his brother Futurians were not allowed in the Convention Hall. Unquote.1939 August 5, "Bob" Tucker, “Archived copy”, in Le Zombie, number 10, archived from the original on 24 Jan 2013, page 3
   • Next ish: a guide to who is who of the Howard heroes in the centerspread.1961 July, George H. Scithers, Amra, volume 2, number 16, page 2

Interjection

1. (Canada, US, informal, regional) ick, yuck

Noun (3)

ish (uncountable)

1. (euphemistic, African-American Vernacular) Shit (in various senses).
   • Anyone, really, but seriously, you'd think that people whose very passion depends on their lungs would want to cut that ish out2010, Jill Murray, Break On Through, page 15
   • I owe you a lot Dipal, so put that ish away.2012, Dipal Parikh, Walking with Krishna: Based on True Life Events, page 154

Proper noun capitalized: Ish

Ish

1. A diminutive of the male given name Ishmael.
2. A diminutive of the female given name Ishani.

Noun (4) capitalized: ISH

ISH (uncountable)

1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of in situ hybridization.