"sheesh" meaning in English

See sheesh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ʃiːʃ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sheesh.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -iːʃ Etymology: A euphemism for Jesus. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Jesus}} Jesus Head templates: {{en-interj}} sheesh
  1. (euphemistic) An expression of disbelief or exasperation. Tags: euphemistic Derived forms: furrfu Related terms: sheesh kebab (english: etymologically unrelated) Translations (expression of exasperation): sheesh (German), jøss (Norwegian), jøsses (Norwegian), eita (Portuguese), тьфу (tʹfu) (Russian), фу́-ты (fú-ty) (Russian), блин (blin) (Russian), чёрт (čort) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-sheesh-en-intj-IcqYbpUV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English euphemisms

Download JSON data for sheesh meaning in English (2.2kB)

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      ],
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        "(euphemistic) An expression of disbelief or exasperation."
      ],
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "expression of exasperation",
          "word": "sheesh"
        },
        {
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "expression of exasperation",
          "word": "jøss"
        },
        {
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "expression of exasperation",
          "word": "jøsses"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "expression of exasperation",
          "word": "eita"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "tʹfu",
          "sense": "expression of exasperation",
          "word": "тьфу"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "fú-ty",
          "sense": "expression of exasperation",
          "word": "фу́-ты"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "blin",
          "sense": "expression of exasperation",
          "word": "блин"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "čort",
          "sense": "expression of exasperation",
          "word": "чёрт"
        }
      ]
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    },
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
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      "english": "etymologically unrelated",
      "word": "sheesh kebab"
    }
  ],
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        "English lemmas",
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        "English terms with audio links",
        "Rhymes:English/iːʃ",
        "Rhymes:English/iːʃ/1 syllable"
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        "An expression of disbelief or exasperation."
      ],
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːʃ"
    },
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    }
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "expression of exasperation",
      "word": "sheesh"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "expression of exasperation",
      "word": "jøss"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "expression of exasperation",
      "word": "jøsses"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "expression of exasperation",
      "word": "eita"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tʹfu",
      "sense": "expression of exasperation",
      "word": "тьфу"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "fú-ty",
      "sense": "expression of exasperation",
      "word": "фу́-ты"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "blin",
      "sense": "expression of exasperation",
      "word": "блин"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "čort",
      "sense": "expression of exasperation",
      "word": "чёрт"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sheesh"
}

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