kabish

Interjection

(chiefly US, slang)

1. (US, slang) Used by a listener to confirm that they have understood something said to them: I got it, I heard you, I understand.
   • "I have a niece." / "No children?" / "Not married." / "What is the problem?" / "I'm single. No wife, no kids. No problem." / "Capisce." / "Yeah, capisce."2009, J. Malcolm Garcia, “Encountering Afghanistan”, in The Khaarijee: A Chronicle of Friendship and War in Kabul, Boston, Mass.: Beacon Press, →ISBN, part 1 (Shadows of Home), page 24
2. (US, offensive, slang, sometimes) Used by a speaker to confirm that the listener has understood something said to the latter: did you hear me?, get it?, understood?
   • It's very simple, George, you forget about this whole licensing lawsuit pipe dream of yours or you can forget about your buddy working in my factory for the next couple of years. I will be that angry. Capiche?1993, Eric Bogosian, Notes from Underground, New York, N.Y.: Hyperion, →ISBN, Act III, page 138

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