losh

L1O1S1H4
UK/lɒʃ/

interjection

Expressing surprise, wonder etc.

OriginScots losh →
UncommonScrabble 7
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Meanings

losh1

interjection
  1. ScotlandExpressing surprise, wonder etc.

    and then he said Chrissie! Tired? and she said Losh, no, and my name's Chris, Ewan.

    1932, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Sunset Song (A Scots Quair), Polygon, published 2006, page 130

losh2

nounlosh (plural loshes)

plural loshes

  1. obsoleteAn elk hide

losh3

noun
  1. The burbot.

Losh4

proper nounLosh (plural Loshes)

plural Loshes

  1. A surname.

Origin

losh · interjection

  1. Scotslosh
  2. Englishlosh

From Scots losh.

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losh · noun

Perhaps an alteration of loach.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

holsSohl
Cite this entry
APA

losh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/losh

MLA

“losh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/losh. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “losh,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/losh.

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