"zhoozh" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ʒʊʒ/ [UK] Forms: more zhoozh [comparative], most zhoozh [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʊʒ Head templates: {{en-adj}} zhoozh (comparative more zhoozh, superlative most zhoozh)
  1. Alternative form of zhoosh Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: zhoosh
    Sense id: en-zhoozh-en-adj--zX9RUaQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 32 32

Noun

IPA: /ʒʊʒ/ [UK] Forms: zhoozhes [plural]
Rhymes: -ʊʒ Head templates: {{en-noun|~|es}} zhoozh (countable and uncountable, plural zhoozhes)
  1. Alternative form of zhoosh Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: zhoosh
    Sense id: en-zhoozh-en-noun--zX9RUaQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 32 32

Verb

IPA: /ʒʊʒ/ [UK] Forms: zhoozhes [present, singular, third-person], zhoozhing [participle, present], zhoozhed [participle, past], zhoozhed [past]
Rhymes: -ʊʒ Head templates: {{en-verb|zhoozhes|+|+}} zhoozh (third-person singular simple present zhoozhes, present participle zhoozhing, simple past and past participle zhoozhed)
  1. Alternative form of zhoosh Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: zhoosh
    Sense id: en-zhoozh-en-verb--zX9RUaQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 32 32

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for zhoozh meaning in English (4.7kB)

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