"nish" meaning in English

See nish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

Audio: En-au-nish.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -ɪʃ Etymology: From German nichts (“nothing”) or possibly Yiddish נישט (nisht, “no, not”). Originally borrowed from Polari. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|nichts|t=nothing}} German nichts (“nothing”), {{bor|en|yi|נישט|t=no, not}} Yiddish נישט (nisht, “no, not”), {{glossary|loanword|borrowed}} borrowed, {{bor|en|pld|-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Polari, {{bor+|en|pld|-|nocap=1}} borrowed from Polari Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||||||||||||||||||head=}} nish, {{en-pronoun}} nish
  1. (UK, slang) nothing. Tags: UK, slang
    Sense id: en-nish-en-pron-4rShC2am Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English pronouns

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