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Gish vs Ish - What's the difference?

gish | ish |

As nouns the difference between gish and ish

is that gish is a magician, or character that is skilled in both physical combat and the use of magic. Most gish characters use their magical abilities to increase their own personal combat abilities (known as "buffing") while ish is the name of the letter which stands for the sh sound {{IPA|/ʃ/|lang=en}} in Pitman shorthand.

As a verb ish is

eye dialect of lang=en.

As an adverb ish is

somewhat, reasonably, fairly.

As a proper noun Ish is

a diminutive of the male given name Ishmael.

gish

English

Noun

(es)
  • (role-playing games) A magician, or character that is skilled in both physical combat and the use of magic. Most gish characters use their magical abilities to increase their own personal combat abilities (known as "buffing").
  • (slang) An outsider.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    ish

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (is)

    Verb

    (head)

    • Etymology 2

    From the suffix (-ish).

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (colloquial) somewhat, reasonably, fairly
    • "How was the film?" "It was good, ish ."
    The exam went well, ish .
  • (colloquial) about, approximately
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    • Synonyms
    * around, near, nearly, almost, about, loosely, roughly, close to

    Etymology 3

    : From Pitman ess'' and ''eff , which it resembles phonetically and graphically, and the sound it represents. The change in vowel probably reflects the familiar suffix -ish.

    Noun

    (ishes)
  • The name of the letter which stands for the sh sound in Pitman shorthand.
    • Related terms
    * esh, the IPA letter for the same sound * zhee

    Etymology 4

    Phonetic spelling of the .

    Noun

    (ishes)
  • (dated, fandom slang) An instalment of a periodical; an issue.
  • * {{quote-magazine
    • , year = 1939 , date = August 5 , first = "Bob" , last = Tucker , authorlink = Wilson Tucker , magazine = , url = http://www.midamericon.org/tucker/lez10c.htm , page = 3 , issue = 10 , passage = "A LITTLE UNPLEASANTNESS" DEPT: Fantasy Digest says in it's(sic) latest ish : Quote: Some unpleasantness was caused when Don Wollheim and his brother Futurians were not allowed in the Convention Hall. Unquote. }}
  • * {{quote-magazine
    • , year = 1961 , date = July , first = George H. , last = Scithers , authorlink = George H. Scithers , magazine = Amra , url = , volume = 2 , issue = 16 , page = 2 , passage = Next ish : a guide to who is who of the Howard heroes in the centerspread. }}
  • * {{quote-magazine
    • , year = 1967 , date = June , first = Drake , last = Maynard , authorlink = , magazine = , url = , volume = 17 , issue = 6 , page = 160 , passage = My sincerest apologies to Brother Ron Smith in the December ish . }}
    Derived terms
    * annish * thish

    Anagrams

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    References

    * (Periodical) * (Periodical)