Pish vs Ish - What's the difference?
pish | ish |
A sibilant noise (e.g. "psshh") made by birders and ornithologists to attract small birds.
To try to attract birds by making a sibilant noise (e.g. "psshh").
To express contempt.
(colloquial) somewhat, reasonably, fairly
(colloquial) about, approximately
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The name of the letter which stands for the sh sound in Pitman shorthand.
(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 .
}}
As an interjection pish
is an expression of disdain.As a noun pish
is a sibilant noise (eg "psshh") made by birders and ornithologists to attract small birds.As a verb pish
is to try to attract birds by making a sibilant noise (eg "psshh").As a proper noun ish is
a diminutive of the male given name ishmael.pish
English
Noun
(wikipedia pish) (es)Verb
(es)- 1606 - act ii, scene 1
- Pish for thee, Iceland dog! thou prick-ear'd cur of Iceland!
Usage notes
* Most commonly found in the gerund or present participle pishing .References
* * Dunne, Peter (2006). The Art of Pishing: How to Attract Birds by Mimicking Their Calls . ISBN 9780811732956. * Langham, G. M.; Contreras, T.A. & Sieving, K.E. (2006).Why pishing works: Titmouse (Paridae) scolds elicit a generalized response in bird communities]. Ecoscience 13 (4): 485–496. doi:10.2980/1195-6860(2006)13[485:WPWTPS2.0.CO;2
Anagrams
* * * ----ish
English
Etymology 1
From (is)Verb
(head)Etymology 2
From the suffix (-ish).Adverb
(-)- "How was the film?" "It was good, ish ."
- The exam went well, ish .