Meanings
interjection
- South Africaphew; whew; expressing resignation
Eish, I can't believe we're back at this.
FCS Integrated English for First Additional Language L3 (page 3)1 more example
You become very happy and forget that eish, when you get home it is then that you remember that you have HIV, but when you are there you are free.
2007, Corinne Squire, HIV in South Africa: Talking About the Big Thing, page 132
Origin
From Afrikaans.
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APA
eish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eish
MLA
“eish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eish. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eish.
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