"ghoti" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /fɪʃ/, /fɘʃ/ [New-Zealand], /ˈɡoʊ.ti/ Audio: en-uk-fish.ogg , en-us-fish.ogg , en-au-fish.ogg Forms: ghoti [plural], ghoties [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪʃ Etymology: A jocular spelling of fish (/fɪʃ/) used to illustrate irregularities in English spelling: * gh, /f/ as in laugh, /læf/, /lɑːf/; * o, /ɪ/ as in women, /ˈwɪmɪn/; and * ti, /ʃ/ as in nation, /ˈneɪʃən/. Though frequently reported to be a coinage of George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950), this term dates back to at least 1855. Head templates: {{en-noun|ghoti|ghoties}} ghoti (plural ghoti or ghoties)
  1. (nonstandard, rare, humorous) A constructed word said to be an alternative spelling of fish. Wikipedia link: George Bernard Shaw, ghoti Tags: humorous, nonstandard, rare
    Sense id: en-ghoti-en-noun-Ul3sR80Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "A jocular spelling of fish (/fɪʃ/) used to illustrate irregularities in English spelling:\n* gh, /f/ as in laugh, /læf/, /lɑːf/;\n* o, /ɪ/ as in women, /ˈwɪmɪn/; and\n* ti, /ʃ/ as in nation, /ˈneɪʃən/.\nThough frequently reported to be a coinage of George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950), this term dates back to at least 1855.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ghoti",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ghoties",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        {
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "For quotations using this term, see Citations:ghoti."
        }
      ],
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        "A constructed word said to be an alternative spelling of fish."
      ],
      "id": "en-ghoti-en-noun-Ul3sR80Q",
      "links": [
        [
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        [
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      "raw_glosses": [
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      ],
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        "nonstandard",
        "rare"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
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        "ghoti"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fɪʃ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fɘʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-fish.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f8/En-uk-fish.ogg/En-uk-fish.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/En-uk-fish.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-fish.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3e/En-us-fish.ogg/En-us-fish.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/En-us-fish.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-fish.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/64/En-au-fish.ogg/En-au-fish.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/En-au-fish.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪʃ"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "fish"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡoʊ.ti/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ghoti"
}
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  "etymology_text": "A jocular spelling of fish (/fɪʃ/) used to illustrate irregularities in English spelling:\n* gh, /f/ as in laugh, /læf/, /lɑːf/;\n* o, /ɪ/ as in women, /ˈwɪmɪn/; and\n* ti, /ʃ/ as in nation, /ˈneɪʃən/.\nThough frequently reported to be a coinage of George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950), this term dates back to at least 1855.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ghoti",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ghoties",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "ghoties"
      },
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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English humorous terms",
        "English indeclinable nouns",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nonstandard terms",
        "English nouns",
        "English nouns with irregular plurals",
        "English terms with homophones",
        "English terms with rare senses",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:English/ɪʃ",
        "Rhymes:English/ɪʃ/1 syllable"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "For quotations using this term, see Citations:ghoti."
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "humorous",
          "humorous"
        ],
        [
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "humorous",
        "nonstandard",
        "rare"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
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        "ghoti"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fɪʃ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fɘʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-fish.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f8/En-uk-fish.ogg/En-uk-fish.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/En-uk-fish.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-fish.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3e/En-us-fish.ogg/En-us-fish.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/En-us-fish.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-fish.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/64/En-au-fish.ogg/En-au-fish.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/En-au-fish.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪʃ"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "fish"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡoʊ.ti/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ghoti"
}

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