"Winnie-the-Poohish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Winnie-the-Poohish [comparative], most Winnie-the-Poohish [superlative]
Etymology: From Winnie-the-Pooh + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Winnie-the-Pooh|ish}} Winnie-the-Pooh + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj|nolinkhead=1}} Winnie-the-Poohish (comparative more Winnie-the-Poohish, superlative most Winnie-the-Poohish)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of the 1926 children’s book Winnie-the-Pooh by English author A. A. Milne.
    Sense id: en-Winnie-the-Poohish-en-adj-xivCcIpK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45
  2. Resembling or characteristic of the fictional anthropomorphic teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh from the aforementioned book.
    Sense id: en-Winnie-the-Poohish-en-adj-rru3Cl0G Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Winnie the Pooh-ish, Winnie the Poohish

Alternative forms

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