ish

verb

1. (alt-of, pronunciation-spelling)Pronunciation spelling of is.

adv

1. (colloquial, not-comparable)somewhat, reasonably, fairly

   “The exam went well... mostly... ish.”

   “"Was the film any good?" – "Ish."”

   “This is where I started. Does Hermione like Dark Souls? Ish.”

2. (colloquial, not-comparable)about, approximately

   “'With luck, about twelve.' 'Ah,' said Bernard. 'Twelve-thirty. Ish.'”

   “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.”

   “(episode 38 of Manifest) Eagen: "Don't blame Little House on the Prairie. I was very charming." Angelina: "Did you lie about being an orphan too?"”

noun

1. The letter which stands for the sh sound /ʃ/ in Pitman shorthand.
2. (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.”

   “Next ish: a guide to who is who of the Howard heroes in the centerspread.”

   “My sincerest apologies to Brother Ron Smith in the December ish.”

3. (euphemistic, uncountable)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 out”

   “I owe you a lot Dipal, so put that ish away.”

   “Now, it's time to get your ish together.”

   “I passed on that craziness. I wasn't messing with that ish.”

4. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of in situ hybridization.

intj

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

name

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