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Tush vs Gush - What's the difference?

tush | gush |

As nouns the difference between tush and gush

is that tush is a tusk or tush can be (us|colloquial) the buttocks or tush can be (british|colloquial) nonsense; tosh or tush can be while gush is a sudden rapid outflow.

As verbs the difference between tush and gush

is that tush is to pull or drag a heavy object such as a tree or log while gush is to flow forth suddenly, in great volume.

As an interjection tush

is (an exclamation of contempt or rebuke).

tush

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) tusc

Noun

(tushes)
  • A tusk.
  • * 1818 , John Keats, "To J. H. Reynolds, Esq.":
    • Perhaps one or two whose lives have patient wings, / And through whose curtains peeps no hellish nose, / No wild-boar tushes , and no mermaid's toes [...].
  • *
    • he was still a majestic-looking pig, with a wise and benevolent appearance in spite of the fact that his tushes had never been cut.
  • A small tusk sometimes found on the female Indian elephant.

    • Etymology 2

    Short for toches, from (etyl) . Since 1914.

    Noun

    (es)
  • (US, colloquial) The buttocks
    • Derived terms
    * tushie * tushy

    Etymology 3

    A "natural utterance" (OED), attested since the 15th century

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (An exclamation of contempt or rebuke).
  • * 1920 , (Herman Cyril McNeile), Bulldog Drummond Chapter 1
    • He glanced through the letter and shook his head. "Tush! tush ! And the wife of the bank manager too—the bank manager of Pudlington, James! Can you conceive of anything so dreadful? But I'm afraid Mrs. Bank Manager is a puss—a distinct puss. It's when they get on the soul-mate stunt that the furniture begins to fly."

    Noun

    (-)
  • (British, colloquial) Nonsense; tosh.

    • Etymology 4

    Of unknown origin, attested since 1841.

    Verb

    (es)
  • To pull or drag a heavy object such as a tree or log.

    • Etymology 5

    From British slang tusheroon

    Noun

    (es)

    • Anagrams

    * English heteronyms ----

    gush

    English

    (wikipedia gush)

    Noun

    (gushes)
  • A sudden rapid outflow.

    • Verb

  • To flow forth suddenly, in great volume.
  • * Spenser
    • A sea of blood gushed from the gaping wound.
  • To make an excessive display of enthusiasm or sentiment.

    • Anagrams

    * * English reporting verbs ----