shish

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/ʃɪʃ/

interjection

Used to request quiet; similar to shh.

“Shish, my parents are back!”

Similar
shushshoosh
OriginTurkish şiş →
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Meanings

shish1

interjection
  1. onomatopoeicUsed to request quiet; similar to shh.

    Synonyms: shush, shoosh

verbshish (third-person singular simple present shishes, present participle shishing, simple past and past participle shished)

present singular third person shishes · participle present shishing · participle past shished · past shished

  1. intransitiveonomatopoeicTo be quiet; to keep quiet.

    Shish, my parents are back!

    2 more examples

    He wouldn’t shish, so I kicked him.

    Shish it!

    2025, @tjbelltits, SHISH IT

    Synonyms: shush, shoosh

shish2

adjectiveshish (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecookingOn a skewer.

    Ketty wanted one of those healthy kebabs, so we walked down to the kebab shop on Hanmore Park High Street. She ordered shish chicken and salad in a pitta.

    2013, Sophie McKenzie, The Medusa Project Collection
nounshish (plural shishes)

plural shishes

  1. chemistryThe spine of a shish kebab structure.

Synonyms & antonyms

interjectionUsed to request quiet; similar to shh.

Similar
shushshoosh

verbTo be quiet; to keep quiet.

Similar
shushshoosh

Origin

shish · interjection, verb

Phonetic alteration of shush.

Full word history & related roots →

shish · adjective, noun

  1. Turkishşiş“skewer”
  2. Englishshish

From Turkish şiş (“skewer”).

More words from Turkish

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with shish

wishdishpunishishswishradishFrischtishkishgishbishdelishAntigonishnishwhishghotiknishCounty of AntigonishflyschJew-ishslish
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APA

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MLA

“shish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shish.

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