tush (tushie)

tush (tushie)
n
American
the buttocks, backside. These are inof-fensive terms used in the family and elsewhere. They derive from the Yiddish tochis, also written tokus, tukus or tuchis, which in turn derives from the Hebrew tokheth.

Contemporary slang . 2014.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • tush — tush1 [tush] interj., n. [ME tussch] used to express impatience, reproof, contempt, etc. tush2 [tush] n. [ME tusch < OE tucs: see TUSK] 1. TUSK 2. any of the canine teeth of a horse tush3 …   English World dictionary

  • tushie — tush•ie or tush•y [[t]ˈtʊʃ i[/t]] n. pl. tush•ies. Slang. anat. sts the buttocks • Etymology: 1960–65, amer.; appar. alter. of Yiddish tokhes …   From formal English to slang

  • tushie — tush·ie …   English syllables

  • tush — tush1 /tush/, interj. 1. (used as an exclamation of impatience, disdain, contempt, etc.) n. 2. an exclamation of tush! [1400 50; late ME] tush2 tushed, adj. /tush/, n …   Universalium

  • tush — I [[t]tʌʃ[/t]] interj. 1) (used as an exclamation of impatience, disdain, contempt, etc.) 2) an exclamation of “tush.” • Etymology: 1400–50 II tush [[t]tʌʃ[/t]] n. 1) zool. tusk 1) 2) dch one of the four canine teeth of the horse • Etymology: bef …   From formal English to slang

  • tush — I. /tʌʃ/ (say tush) interjection Archaic (used as an exclamation expressing impatience, contempt, etc.) {Middle English tussch, tysche; imitative} II. /tʌʃ/ (say tush) noun 1. one of the four canine teeth of the horse. 2. tusk. {Middle English;… …  

  • bum — 1. noun a) The buttocks. Okay, everyone sit on your bum and try and touch your toes. b) The anus. Fred is becoming a bum hes not even bothering to work more than once a month. Syn: arse, ass …   Wiktionary

  • fanny — noun /fæni/ a) The female genitalia. Her dress was so short you could nearly see her fanny b) The buttocks, as possibly the most harmless euphemism. <! Easily more polite than hiney or tush. Children, sit down on your fannies, and eat your… …   Wiktionary

  • tushy — also tushie, 1962, from TUSH (Cf. tush) (n.) + Y (Cf. y) (3) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Yiddish words used by English-speaking Jews — Yiddish words may be used in a primarily English language context. An English sentence that uses these words sometimes is said to be in Yinglish, however the primary meaning of Yinglish is an anglicism used in Yiddish. This secondary sense of the …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”